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Geo-Captcha & Geo-Blacklist

Geo-Captcha shows a captcha image only to countries you don't trust. Geo-Blacklists allows you to disable comments for some countries.

By Noname·Spam·Free
3(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, Geo-Captcha & Geo-Blacklist is a WordPress spam plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

3/51 reviews
10active installs
2.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

!!! IMPORTANT !!!
If you have used the old Geo-Captcha plugin please completly uninstall it (the form is on the main page of the plugin)
and remove the plugins files. Geo-Captcha & Geo-Blacklist ist fully based on the old Geo-Captcha plugin but is not
compatible with it and uses new names for options and databases!
!!! IMPORTANT !!!

There are a lot of ways to prevent spam. One that is still pretty often used is to let your readers type a code from a
captcha image to a textbox. Geo-Captcha uses the same technic but you can define a whitelist with countries. People from
this countries will not be forced to enter the captcha code. You can also define a blacklist which prevents people from
some countries from posting any comments.

The location of the visitors is checked using the GeoLite…

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Ratings & Reviews

31 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Released with new name
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

NonameNoname
Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
Apr 27, 2012
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.2K+
Added
Apr 18, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

N
Noname
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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