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SolverGuard Spam Shield is the only free WordPress plugin that protects every entry point of your site — contact forms, comment sections, user registrations, login page, REST API, XML-RPC, and your server itself — with zero shortcodes and zero per-form configuration required.
While most anti-spam plugins protect only one area of your site, SolverGuard deploys 30+ independent protection layers across six major modules. Install it, activate it, and your entire WordPress site is defended immediately.
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“Set it and forget it” protection — works automatically from the moment you activate.”
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<h4>🛡️ MODULE 1: Contact Form 7 Protection</h4>
Six independent spam-fighting layers apply automatically to every CF7 form on your site — no per-form setup needed.
<ul>
<li>🍯 Honeypot — An invisible hidden field is silently injected into every form. Real users never see it or fill it in. Bots that auto-fill every field get caught instantly and blocked.</li>
<li>⏱ Time-Based Check — Bots submit forms in milliseconds; humans take a few seconds to read and fill out a form. This module blocks submissions that arrive suspiciously fast (bots) or from stale, expired sessions, eliminating both automated attacks and session replay attacks.</li>
<li>🚫 IP Blocker — Block individual IP addresses or entire CIDR network ranges (e.g. <code>10.0.0.0/8</code>) from submitting any form on your site. The same block list is automatically shared with comments, login, and registration protection for maximum coverage.</li>
<li>🔤 Keyword Filter — Case-insensitive keyword and phrase matching scans every submitted form field simultaneously. Block spam phrases, competitor names, casino/pharma keywords, or any custom list of prohibited terms.</li>
<li>📈 Rate Limiter — Caps the number of form submissions per IP address within a configurable sliding time window. Stops bots that submit the same form hundreds of times per hour, without ever impacting real users.</li>
<li>🤖 Google reCAPTCHA v3 — Silent, frictionless bot scoring via Google’s reCAPTCHA v3. No annoying checkboxes or image puzzles for real visitors — the score is calculated invisibly in the background and submissions below your threshold are blocked automatically.</li>
</ul>
<h4>💬 MODULE 2: Comment Spam Protection</h4>
Ten layers of dedicated comment spam protection, covering every submission path including Gutenberg and headless REST API setups.
<ul>
<li>🍯 Comment Honeypot — A hidden anti-spam field is injected into every WordPress comment form automatically.</li>
<li>⏱ Comment Time Check — Blocks comments submitted too quickly after page load (bots) or from sessions that expired too long ago.</li>
<li>🚫 IP Blocking — Automatically reuses the shared IP block list — block an IP once, block it everywhere.</li>
<li>📈 Comment Rate Limiter — Separate per-IP rate limiting specifically for comments, independent of form rate limiting.</li>
<li>🔤 Comment Keywords — A global keyword list plus comment-specific blocked phrases. Stop spam before it reaches your moderation queue.</li>
<li>🔗 Link Count Limit — Block comments containing more than a configurable number of hyperlinks — the #1 hallmark of spam comments.</li>
<li>📧 Email Domain Blocking — Block registrations and comments from disposable or known spam email domains. Enter a list of blocked domains and all matching email addresses are automatically rejected.</li>
<li>🤖 User-Agent Filtering — Block comments from known spam bot user-agents. Optionally block requests with no user-agent header at all.</li>
<li>⏳ Hold Comments With Author URL — Automatically sends comments from authors with a URL in their display name to moderation, rather than publishing them instantly.</li>
<li>🌐 REST API Protection — All comment spam checks also apply to submissions made via the WordPress REST API (used by Gutenberg and headless/decoupled WordPress setups).</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔐 MODULE 3: Login & Brute-Force Protection</h4>
Stop hackers from guessing your password with automated brute-force attacks.
<ul>
<li>🔒 Login Rate Limiting — After a configurable number of failed login attempts from the same IP, further attempts are blocked for a configurable lockout period. Stops dictionary attacks and credential-stuffing bots cold.</li>
<li>⏱ Configurable Lockout — Set exactly how many failed attempts trigger a lockout, and how many minutes the lockout lasts. Default: 5 attempts, 15-minute lockout.</li>
<li>📋 Full Audit Logging — Every blocked login attempt is logged with the IP address, timestamp, and the reason for the block, so you can see exactly what threats your site faces.</li>
</ul>
<h4>👤 MODULE 4: Registration Spam Protection</h4>
Block fake accounts and spam bot registrations before they are ever created in your database.
<ul>
<li>🍯 Registration Honeypot — A hidden field traps bots that auto-fill every registration field.</li>
<li>⏱ Registration Time Check — Blocks registrations submitted impossibly fast or from expired form sessions.</li>
<li>📧 Email Domain Blocking — Block registrations from specific disposable email domains. Subdomain matching included — blocking <code>spammail.com</code> also blocks <code>user@sub.spammail.com</code>.</li>
<li>🔤 Username & Email Keyword Filter — Blocks registrations with prohibited words in the username or email address.</li>
<li>📈 Registration Rate Limiter — Limits the number of registration attempts per IP in a configurable period.</li>
<li>🌐 REST API & XML-RPC Coverage — Protection applies to ALL registration paths: the standard form, the WordPress REST API, and direct <code>wp_insert_user()</code> calls. Fake accounts are blocked before they are ever written to the database, which also prevents WordPress from sending notification emails for blocked registrations.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🤖 MODULE 5: Advanced Bot Protection</h4>
A dedicated bot-detection engine that runs before WordPress even fully loads — blocking malicious traffic at the earliest possible moment.
<ul>
<li>🕵️ Known Bad Bot Blacklist — 30+ built-in user-agent signatures covering scrapers (AhrefsBot, SemrushBot, MJ12bot), vulnerability scanners (Nikto, sqlmap, WPScan, Acunetix, Nessus), DDoS tools (Slowloris, LOIC), AI crawlers, and spam bots. Fully customizable with your own additional signatures.</li>
<li>🚫 Empty User-Agent Blocking — Blocks all requests with no User-Agent header — a near-universal sign of automated attack traffic.</li>
<li>🔍 Fake Googlebot / Bingbot Detection — Real Googlebots come from specific Google-owned IP ranges with verifiable reverse DNS. This module performs a live reverse DNS lookup to verify any request claiming to be Googlebot or Bingbot, and blocks fakes that don’t pass verification. Protects your server resources from being wasted on impersonators.</li>
<li>⚠️ Suspicious URL Pattern Blocking — Blocks probes for sensitive files and attack patterns including:
<ul>
<li><code>/wp-config.php</code>, <code>/.env</code>, <code>/.git/</code>, <code>/.htaccess</code> access attempts</li>
<li>Web shell uploads (<code>shell.php</code>, <code>c99.php</code>, <code>r57.php</code>)</li>
<li>Directory traversal attacks (<code>../../</code>)</li>
<li>SQL injection in URLs (<code>UNION SELECT</code>, <code>DROP TABLE</code>)</li>
<li>XML/XXE injection attempts</li>
<li>phpMyAdmin and database tool probes</li>
<li>WordPress scanner paths (<code>/wp-content/uploads/*.php</code>)</li>
</ul>
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<li>🌊 Request Flood Protection — Sitewide per-IP rate limiting that blocks any IP sending excessive requests within a configurable time window. Stops DDoS and scraping attacks that would otherwise overload your server.</li>
<li>🔒 HTTP Method Filter — Blocks unnecessary and dangerous HTTP methods such as TRACE and CONNECT that are used by certain attack tools.</li>
<li>🛡️ Security Headers — Automatically adds five HTTP security headers to every response:
<ul>
<li><code>X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff</code></li>
<li><code>X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN</code></li>
<li><code>X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block</code></li>
<li><code>Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin</code></li>
<li><code>Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()</code></li>
</ul>
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<li>🎭 Hide WordPress Version — Removes the WordPress version number from page source, RSS feeds, script/style URLs, and HTTP headers — making version-specific exploit scanning much harder.</li>
<li>👤 Block Author Enumeration — Blocks the <code>?author=1</code> URL trick that attackers use to discover your WordPress usernames before launching targeted brute-force attacks.</li>
<li>✏️ Custom Bot Signatures & URL Patterns — Add your own custom bot user-agent signatures and URL regex patterns directly from the admin panel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>⚙️ MODULE 6: General WordPress-Wide Protection</h4>
Site-wide hardening that protects your WordPress installation at the infrastructure level.
<ul>
<li>📡 XML-RPC Protection — Fully disable XML-RPC (a common DDoS amplification vector), or choose the surgical option: disable only the pingback methods while leaving the rest of XML-RPC available for legitimate use (e.g. mobile apps).</li>
<li>🔗 REST API Rate Limiting — Rate-limit unauthenticated REST API requests per IP to prevent API abuse by bots and scrapers.</li>
<li>🚫 REST API User Enumeration Block — Automatically blocks unauthenticated access to the <code>/wp/v2/users</code> REST endpoint, which attackers use to harvest all WordPress usernames on your site.</li>
<li>🏓 Trackback & Pingback Spam Blocking — Block all incoming trackback and pingback requests sitewide. Also removes the <code>X-Pingback</code> HTTP header and the pingback URL from your blog info to hide the endpoint from probes.</li>
<li>🔗 Comment Author URL Hold — Automatically sends any comment to moderation when the author’s display name contains a URL — a common spam technique.</li>
</ul>
<h4>📊 Spam Log & Reporting</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full Audit Log — Every blocked request is logged with the IP address, user-agent, submission data, block reason, and timestamp. Available under Anti-Spam Protection → Spam Log.</li>
<li>Filter by Module — Quickly find blocked entries by protection module (honeypot, rate limiter, bot protection, login, registration, etc.).</li>
<li>Automatic Log Cleanup — Set a log retention period in days and old entries are automatically purged. Keep your database clean without manual work.</li>
<li>One-Click Log Clear — Clear all log entries instantly from the admin panel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>✅ Why Choose SolverGuard Spam Shield?</h4>
 Feature 
 SolverGuard 
 Typical Free Plugin
 CF7 Form Protection 
 ✅ 6 layers 
 ✅ 1-2 layers
 Comment Spam Protection 
 ✅ 10 layers 
 ✅ Basic
 Login Brute-Force Protection 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Registration Spam Protection 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Advanced Bot Protection 
 ✅ 10+ checks 
 ❌ No
 XML-RPC & REST API Hardening 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Security Headers 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Hide WordPress Version 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Author Enumeration Block 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Spam Log with Auto-Cleanup 
 ✅ Yes 
 ❌ No
 Zero Configuration Required 
 ✅ Works instantly 
 ⚠️ Often requires setup
 100% Free 
 ✅ Yes 
 ✅ Yes
<h4>Works Automatically — Zero Configuration Required</h4>
All protection layers activate automatically the moment you install and activate the plugin. No shortcodes to add, no per-form configuration, no template edits. Every module can be individually toggled on or off, and all settings are accessible from a single admin page under Anti-Spam Protection → Settings.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin optionally integrates with Google reCAPTCHA v3 for silent spam scoring on Contact Form 7 submissions. This feature is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled by the site administrator by entering their own reCAPTCHA site and secret keys.
What data is sent and when? 
When reCAPTCHA is enabled, the visitor’s reCAPTCHA response token and IP address are sent to Google’s servers at the time of a form submission.
No data is sent to Google if the reCAPTCHA module is disabled.
<ul>
<li>Service: Google reCAPTCHA v3</li>
<li>Provider: Google LLC</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
No other data is sent to any external service. All spam detection is performed locally on your own server.

SolverGuard Spam Shield — Anti-Spam, Bot & Login Protection

The most complete free WordPress anti-spam plugin. Protects Contact Form 7, comments, login, registration, REST API, and XML-RPC — all in one shield.

POTAR

Checkout Origin Guard protects your WooCommerce store from fake, fraudulent, or automated checkout attempts by identifying and blocking abusive origins before they clutter your order table or your logs.
The plugin runs client-origin heuristics, IP controls, and sequence analysis to detect non-human traffic and suspicious behavior at checkout. It adds Company Shield for business and email sanity checks and an optional AVS “U” signal handler for gateways that report “Address not checked / unavailable”.
All controls live on a single admin screen; you can adjust sensitivity, manage allowlists and blocklists, and review traffic logs in one place.
<h3>Three layers of protection</h3>
<ol>
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Bot Block (traffic level) 
Detects and throttles abusive requests before they become orders:
<ul>
<li>Analyzes user agents, referrers, and known bot signatures </li>
<li>Watches rapid-fire hits to checkout and wc-ajax endpoints </li>
<li>Supports monitor, soft, and hard blocking modes </li>
<li>Built-in allowlist for search engines, uptime monitors, and core WordPress services</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Company Shield (checkout level) 
Validates business identity and email quality at checkout:
<ul>
<li>Flags suspicious or synthetic business names </li>
<li>Detects repeated syllables, odd vowel ratios, and gibberish patterns </li>
<li>Identifies disposable email domains and role-based accounts (admin, info, sales, etc.) </li>
<li>Can run in:
<ul>
<li>Monitor; log and annotate orders </li>
<li>Soft; create the order and automatically place it on hold or pending </li>
<li>Hard; block checkout with a user-facing error message</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Payment AVS signals (post-payment; optional) 
For gateways that expose AVS results in order meta, Checkout Origin Guard can treat “AVS: U; unavailable / not checked” as a risk signal:
<ul>
<li>Does not change how your gateway authorizes or captures payments </li>
<li>Can be configured to:
<ul>
<li>Ignore the signal </li>
<li>Add an order note only </li>
<li>Add an order note and bump a risk-score meta field </li>
<li>Put the order on hold for manual review </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Uses flexible pattern matching; can scan specific gateway meta keys or fall back to scanning all order meta for common “AVS: U” messages such as the PayPal string </li>
<li>Off by default; you opt in and choose the behavior</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>🛡️ Bot Block; Detects and blocks automated bots by analyzing user agents, referrers, and checkout behavior patterns.</li>
<li>⚡ Rapid Sequence Detection; Monitors frequency and timing between checkout attempts to identify scripted attacks and card testing activity.</li>
<li>🧠 Company Shield; Flags suspicious or AI-generated business names, email domains, and mixed-character spam entries at checkout.</li>
<li>🌎 Allowlist Controls; Preserve access for search engines, uptime monitors, and essential WordPress and WooCommerce services.</li>
<li>🔒 Hard / Soft / Monitor Modes; Choose between logging only, soft blocking, or full hard blocking.</li>
<li>🧾 AVS “U” Risk Signals (optional); Treat “Address not checked / unavailable” as a post-payment risk signal; add notes, increase risk score, or hold the order.</li>
<li>🗂️ Log Viewer; See activity including timestamps, IPs, user agents, paths, and detection outcomes.</li>
<li>🧩 One-Page Dashboard; Configure settings, review logs, and manage allow/deny lists from a single screen.</li>
<li>🚫 Manual Block / Unblock; Instantly remove or restore access for specific IPs with one click.</li>
<li>💾 CSV Export; Download checkout-origin activity logs for security review or record keeping.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Online Shops Need it</h3>
WooCommerce checkouts are frequent targets for:
<ul>
<li>Card testing and BIN probing </li>
<li>Fake business registrations and spam accounts </li>
<li>Automated scripts hammering your checkout endpoints </li>
</ul>
Checkout Origin Guard focuses on checkout behavior and identity quality, not just generic firewall rules. It helps you:
<ul>
<li>Reduce chargeback and fraud risk </li>
<li>Keep your order list clean and reviewable </li>
<li>Shorten the time spent cleaning up junk orders and bogus signups </li>
</ul>
The plugin works alongside any existing firewall, CDN, or WAF; it does not rely on external APIs or subscriptions. All data stays on your server.
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Prevent card testing or order spam </li>
<li>Stop bots using nonsense or AI-generated company names </li>
<li>Detect rapid repeat checkout attempts from the same IP </li>
<li>Block suspicious POST requests that hit checkout endpoints </li>
<li>Add an extra layer of review for orders where the gateway reports “AVS unavailable / not checked” </li>
<li>Maintain cleaner order history and logs for real customers</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by Michael Winchester 
For documentation and updates, visit https://michaelwinchester.com

Checkout Origin Guard

One-page WooCommerce checkout hardening; bot blocking, rate/sequence checks, business/email heuristics, and optional AVS-based risk signals.

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