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AP HoneyPot WordPress Plugin

AP HoneyPot WordPress Plugin allows you to verify IP addresses of clients connecting to your blog against the Project Honey Pot database.

By Denis V (Artprima)·Spam·Free
4.7(3 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, AP HoneyPot WordPress Plugin is a WordPress spam plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

4.7/53 reviews
100active installs
6.7K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

AP HoneyPot WordPress Plugin, based on Jan Stępień’s http:BL, allows you
to verify IP addresses of clients connecting to your blog against the Project
Honey Pot database. Thanks to http:BL API you can quickly check whether your
visitor is an email harvester, a comment spammer or any other malicious
creature. Communication with verification server is done via DNS request
mechanism, which makes the query and response even quicker. Now, thanks
to AP HoneyPot WordPress Plugin any potentially harmful clients are denied
from accessing your blog and therefore abusing it.

Your Feedback Matters

Bugs to report? Feature requests? Criticism? New ideas? We want to hear from
you! Do not hesitate. Get in touch with us and share your views.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.73 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4

  • Nothing but supported WP version update
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Denis V (Artprima)Denis V (Artprima)
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
Dec 4, 2013
WP Requires
2.9+
Tested Up To
3.7.41
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
6.7K+
Added
Jul 19, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

spamhttp:blcommentshoneypot

Developer

D
Denis V (Artprima)
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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