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Concise Antispam

Very simple antispam plugin. Users do not need to enter any captcha, working completely on background. No need to administer: just install the plugin …

By Concise Studio·Spam·Free
5(2 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 3 years ago
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As of April 2026, Concise Antispam is a WordPress spam plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

5/52 reviews
20active installs
2.2K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Algorithm

  1. Plugin generates token on the backend side.
  2. Plugin adds hidden field for token in each form which will use method “POST” after rendering of the page.
  3. Plugin inserts token in the field after user’s interaction with site.

For developers

Antispam will automatically check submissions of the regular forms but ignores all AJAX requests.
If you want to change this behaviour, you can use filter concise_antispam_need_to_validate_token.
See example:

Disable Antispam for some forms:

add_filter("concise_antispam_need_to_validate_token", function($needToValidateToken) {
    if (!empty($_POST['do-not-check-antispam-token'])) {
        $needToValidateToken = false;
    }

    return $needToValidateToken;
});

You can also always manually call \Concise\Antispam::validateToke…

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
5 ★
2
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.1+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Contributors

Concise StudioConcise Studio
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.13
Last Updated
Nov 1, 2022
WP Requires
4.1+
Tested Up To
6.0.11
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
2.2K+
Added
Aug 12, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

spamantispamanti-spam

Developer

C
Concise Studio
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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