Option Testing Create a test submission. This is a great way of validating in real time that your configurations are working the way that you intended. Your submission can be against the general list of option settings or specifically against the country array. Information Display Display All …

Whenever users try to leave a comment, register, or login, they are recorded in the Good Cache if they pass or the Bad Cache if they fail. If a user is blocked from access, they are added to the Bad Cache. You can see the caches here. The caches clear themselves over time, but if you are getting …

Check Against DNSBL Lists Such as Spamhaus.org Checks the IP on Spamhaus.org. This is primarily used for email spam, but the same bots sending out email spam are probably running comment spam and other exploits. Enable Stop Forum Spam Lookups Check against the Stop Forum Spam database. You do not …

Plugins often don’t clean up their mess when they are uninstalled. Some malicious themes and plugins use WordPress options to store information. This function allows you inspect and delete orphan or suspicious options and to change plugin options so that they don´t autoload. In WordPress, …

Access Blocked Message This message only shows if spammers or false positive valid visitors are rejected at the time the login or comment form is displayed. You can use the shortcode [reason] to include the block reason code with the message. You can also use [ip] in your message which would be the …

Personalized Block List Add one email or IP address per line. You can mix email addresses and IP numbers. You can use IPv4 or IPv6 numbers. You can use CIDR format to block a range (e.g. 1.2.3.4/16) or you can use wild cards (e.g. spammer@spam.* or 1.2.3.*). Enable Block by User ID This is usually …

Allow Requests When users are blocked they can fill out a form asking to be added to the allow list. Any users that have filled out the form will appear below. Some spam robots fill in any form that they find so their may be some garbage here. Personalized Allow List Enable Allow by User ID (not …

Form Checking Only Use the Plugin for Standard WordPress Forms (not recommended) Stop Spammers kicks off whenever someone fills out a form and presses submit. It checks ALL the forms on your website, not just comments and logins. If this option is enabled, it will limit the plugin to checking …