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Tiny Comment Spam Blocker is a lightweight yet powerful plugin designed to protect your WordPress comments from spam. It employs five different techniques to detect and block unwanted comments:
<ol>
<li>Nonce Verification – Ensures that the comment form submission is genuine.</li>
<li>Submission Time Check – Blocks comments submitted too quickly to prevent bots.</li>
<li>Honeypot Field – Hidden field that traps automated spam bots.</li>
<li>User Agent Validation – Detects suspicious User-Agent strings and blocks them.</li>
<li>Forbidden Word Filtering – Blocks submissions containing words or phrases from a configurable list within the comment body, email address, or IP address.</li>
<li>JavaScript-Based Human Interaction Detection – Sets a verification token when mouse movement, scrolling, or touch interaction is detected.</li>
<li>(Option) Block Non-Japanese Comments – Blocks comments that do not contain Japanese characters (Hiragana, Katakana, or Han/Kanji), primarily targeting machine-translated or foreign spam.</li>
</ol>
These filters are applied in order: if a comment passes the first check, it proceeds to the second, and so on, until all checks are applied or the comment is blocked.
Additional features:
<ul>
<li>Option to log detected spam in a local log file (up to 1.0 MB).</li>
<li>Optional email notifications when spam is detected.</li>
<li>Easy settings page in the WordPress admin panel.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Settings</h3>
The plugin provides the following settings in the WordPress admin panel:
<ul>
<li>Enable Spam Protection – Toggle the spam protection on or off. When disabled, all anti-spam checks are skipped.</li>
<li>Save Spam Detection Log – Enable or disable logging of detected spam. Logs are saved in a local file up to 1.0 MB within the WordPress uploads directory.</li>
<li>Notification Email Address – Enter an email address to receive notifications when spam is detected. Leave blank to disable email notifications.</li>
<li>Minimum Submission Time (seconds) – Set the minimum allowed time between loading the comment form and submitting a comment. Comments submitted faster than this threshold are considered spam.</li>
<li>Forbidden Words List – Enter one forbidden word, phrase, or IP address per line. Submissions containing these entries in the comment body, email address, or IP address will be blocked. Case is insensitive.
<ul>
<li>Example: 
viagra 
online pharmacy 
spam@email.com 
164.138.205.72</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Block No Japanese Comments – If enabled, this becomes the final check: Comments that contain Japanese characters (Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji) will be automatically accepted after passing other security checks. Comments without Japanese characters will be blocked.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Arbitrary Section</h3>
This plugin is designed to be lightweight and fast, ensuring minimal impact on site performance while providing robust protection against comment spam.

Tiny Comment Spam Blocker

A simple and lightweight yet rock-solid plugin that blocks comment spam using multiple automatic detection methods.

Freemius

Matt Biscay

Tired of deleting spam comments every day? SpamJam is a lightweight, invisible anti-spam solution that blocks automated spam before it hits your database—without annoying your legitimate users with captchas or verification steps.
<h4>Why SpamJam?</h4>
Unlike traditional anti-spam plugins that rely on third-party services or frustrating captchas, SpamJam uses intelligent honeypot techniques and behavioral analysis to silently eliminate spam bots. Your real visitors won’t see any difference, but spam bots will be stopped cold.
<h4>Free Features</h4>
✅ Honeypot Protection – Invisible fields that trap spam bots 
✅ Referrer Validation – Blocks direct form submissions 
✅ Nonce Security – CSRF protection for all comment forms 
✅ Smart Blocklist – Filters common spam keywords 
✅ Zero Configuration – Works immediately after activation 
✅ No Captchas – Never annoy your real users 
✅ Lightweight – Minimal impact on site performance 
✅ WooCommerce Compatible – Works with HPOS
<h4>Pro Features (Premium)</h4>
🚀 Registration Spam Protection – Protect user registration forms with email verification 
🚀 Premium Blocklist – Auto-updating list of 15,000+ spam terms 
🚀 Custom Blocklist – Add your own keywords and patterns to block 
🚀 Geographic Blocking – Block comments from specific countries 
🚀 IP Blocking – Block specific IP addresses or ranges 
🚀 Rate Limiting – Prevent spam floods with configurable limits 
🚀 Email Whitelist – Always allow trusted email addresses 
🚀 Spam Logging & Analytics – Track and analyze blocked spam attempts 
🚀 Content Validation – Set minimum comment length and maximum links 
🚀 Contact Form Protection – Protect Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms 
🚀 User Enumeration Blocking – Enhanced security against attacks 
🚀 Priority Support – Get help when you need it
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<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Blogs with active comment sections</li>
<li>Membership sites</li>
<li>WooCommerce stores</li>
<li>Community websites</li>
<li>Any WordPress site tired of spam</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
SpamJam uses multiple layers of protection:
<ol>
<li>Honeypot Fields – Hidden form fields that only bots fill out</li>
<li>JavaScript Validation – Ensures forms are submitted by real browsers</li>
<li>Referrer Checking – Verifies submissions come from your site</li>
<li>Hash Validation – Cryptographic verification of form integrity</li>
<li>Keyword Filtering – Blocks known spam patterns</li>
</ol>
All of this happens invisibly in the background. Your legitimate users never see a captcha or verification step.
<h4>Privacy First</h4>
SpamJam doesn’t send your data to third-party services. Everything happens on your server, keeping your users’ information private and your site GDPR-compliant.

SpamJam

Stop 99% of spam comments and registrations automatically. Zero captchas, zero hassle. Your visitors won't even notice it's there.

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