Automatic Ban IP
Block IP addresses which are suspicious and try to post on your blog spam comments.
5(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Automatic Ban IP is a WordPress ip plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Server IP & Memory Usage Display.
5/52 reviews
30active installs
5.3K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Block IP addresses which are suspicious and try to post on your blog spam comments.
This plugin need that you create an account on the Honey Pot Project (https://www.projecthoneypot.org, free api) or that you install the Spam Captcha plugin.
In addition, if you want to geolocate the spammers your may create an account on (http://ipinfodb.com/, free api). Thus, you may display a world map with the concentration of spammers.
Spammers may be blocked either by PHP based restrictions (i.e. WordPress generates a 403 page for such identified users) or by Apache based restriction (using Deny from in .htaccess file).
The Apache restriction is far more efficient when hundreds of hosts sent you spams in few minutes.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.7
- NEW: Various improvement of the core
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