Block Comment Spam Bots
A simple to use plugin that stops automated spam. Install and forget, and any automated spam targeting your native WordPress comments is immediately t …
5(4 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Block Comment Spam Bots is a WordPress bots plugin with 800 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall….
5/54 reviews
800active installs
6.9K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
Professional spammers use programs to automate their spamming. The ‘Block Comment Spam Bots’ (BCSB) plugin efficiently blocks their process. No more comment spam!
As no legitimate user will use the professional spammer’s automated process which relies on cURL and WGET commands, real users will never notice the BCSB plugin at work. There are no CAPTCHAS for your visitors to interact with. No silly questions. Just the comment form as designed in any theme.
On the admin side, there are no blacklists, special keys (like Askimet), overloaded spam queues, or overworked databases that store spam comments until you manually delete them.
Install the plugin and that’s it. Invisible, to you and your visitors. The only change you will notice is in your admin area. The list of…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.5.8 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
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Changelog
** Version 2.62 (4 Apr 2022) **
– Improvements to hidden field area; reduces chance of warning-type error.
** Version 2.6/2.61 (16 Feb 2022) **
– The hidden field is only added on pages (posts) with the comment form. Previously that JS code was added to all pages, causing issues with forms on other pages having the JS code to process a hidden field that wasn’t there.
** Version 2.5 (30 Jan 2022 – later that same day) **
– Removal o…
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