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NerdTools Bad Bots Spam Defender

Automatically denies comment access to known spammers in the NerdTools Bad Bots database.

By NerdKey·Bad·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, NerdTools Bad Bots Spam Defender is a WordPress bad plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.5K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Powered by NerdTools.co.uk, this plugin will automatically and anonymously check the authors IP address against the NerdTools Bad Bots Intrusion & Spam Detection database.

If a match is detected no commenting will be allowed and a custom error message will be displayed instead, if no match is detected commenting will be allowed as normal.

More information can be found at http://www.nerdtools.co.uk/badbots/

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38
PHPfalse+ required

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

NerdKeyNerdKey
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Jul 28, 2014
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
4.0.38
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.5K+
Added
Jul 22, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

badbotspamdefender

Developer

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NerdKey
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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