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Comment Blacklist Manager

Remotely add terms to the WordPress Disallowed Comment Keys field to manage spam.

By Andrew Norcross·Spam·Free
4.4(5 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Comment Blacklist Manager is a WordPress spam plugin with 600 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

4.4/55 reviews
600active installs
8.3K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Comment Blacklist Manager retrieves a list of terms from a remote source and updates the disallowed_keys setting in WordPress. The plugin will automatically fetch a list of terms on a regular schedule and update the contents of the “Disallowed Comment Keys” field. Terms added manually via the “Local Blacklist” field will be retained during the scheduled updates. Terms added manually to the “Excluded Terms” field will be removed from the list.

The default list of terms is fetched from a GitHub repository maintained by Grant Hutchinson.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.45 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.1 — 23-Mar-2020

  • Fixed admin notice to properly clear when a manual update is run
  • Minor code cleanup
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Andrew NorcrossAndrew NorcrossGrant HutchinsonGrant Hutchinson
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.1
Last Updated
Dec 13, 2025
WP Requires
5.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
600
Downloads
8.3K+
Added
May 21, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

spamcommentsblacklist

Developer

A
Andrew Norcross
21 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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