invisnet

<p>There are many plugins that use a database to check for malicious IPs <strong>after</strong> they connect, and of course <code>fail2ban</code> stops <em>repeated</em> attacks, but what if bad IPs could be blocked <strong>before</strong> they attack?</p>
<p>By working collaboratively – sharing attack data – <em>WP fail2ban Blocklist</em> does exactly that.</p>
<p>The Blocklist Network Service (BNS) collects attack data from participating sites, performs some analytical magic, and sends back a list of IPs that are attacking sites now but haven’t yet attacked that site. In other words, each site periodically gets a unique list of IPs to block <strong>preemptively</strong>.</p>
<h4>GDPR</h4>
<p>The BNS doesn’t collect personal data, and bots don’t have rights.</p>
<p>That said, the BNS only collects the minimum data required (time, IP, event), and only for IPs that have behaved maliciously.</p>
<p>Of course, it is possible that some data is generated by <em>people</em> behaving maliciously, but the BNS has no way to differentiate – and nor should it: an attack is an attack.</p>
<h4>Freemius</h4>
<p>To work, the BNS <strong>must</strong> know:</p>
<ul>
<li>which sites are running the blocklist add-on,</li>
<li>which version is in use,</li>
<li>and a shared secret for secure communication.</li>
</ul>
<p>Freemius already provides all these, and <em>WP fail2ban</em> already uses Freemius; why reinvent the wheel?</p>
<p>Therefore, unlike the core <em>WP fail2ban</em> plugin, you <em>must</em> opt into Freemius for the blocklist to work.</p>


WP fail2ban Blocklist

WP fail2ban Blocklist is a collaborative preemptive blocklist for WordPress.

them.es

<p>Use the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Combating_Comment_Spam#Comment_Blacklist" rel="nofollow ugc">Comment Blocklist</a> feature to protect your contact form.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>This plugin is compatible with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg" rel="ugc">Gutenberg Form block (experimental!)</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms" rel="ugc">Ninja Forms</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite" rel="ugc">WPForms</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-block" rel="ugc">Contact Form Block</a>.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Not reinventing the wheel since WordPress already has a Comment Blocklist feature.</li>
<li>Privacy by Design by using a local blocklist.</li>
<li>No external API.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Setup</h3>
<ul>
<li>Login to the dashboard and open <strong>Settings > Discussion</strong>.</li>
<li>Scroll down to <strong>Disallowed Comment Keys</strong>.</li>
<li>Enter some bad words, phrases or weblinks that keep bugging you. <strong>Choose your blocklist wisely!</strong></li>
<li>Contact forms that contain any of these words cannot be submitted anymore and will show an error message.</li>
<li>Optional: Modify the error message output in the Theme Customizer.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Fun fact</h3>
<p>Spam emails are usually very annoying and affect work – and there is nothing funny about it. But did you know that the term Spam, referring to junk mail, was named after a famous Monty Python sketch?<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)" rel="nofollow ugc">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)</a></p>
<div class="embed-vimeo" style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/19166875" width="750" height="422" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<h3>Contribution?</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Plugin development can be followed via GitHub <3</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/i-dont-like-spam/" title="Support" rel="ugc">Let us know</a> if we should add another Contact form plugin</li>
<li>We are happy to receive feature suggestions and pull requests: <a href="https://github.com/them-es/i-dont-like-spam" title="GitHub" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/them-es/i-dont-like-spam</a><br />
<h3>More information</h3>
<p><a href="https://them.es/plugins/i-dont-like-spam" rel="nofollow ugc">https://them.es/plugins/i-dont-like-spam</a></li>
</ul>


I don't like Spam!

Use the Comment Blocklist feature to protect your contact form.

WP fail2ban Blocklist vs I don't like Spam!