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TMD Spam Killer

Hides the 'Comment Website URL' field, kills WP if a spam 'bot submits a comment which includes a Comment Author URL.

By Amanda & Steve·Spam·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, TMD Spam Killer is a WordPress spam plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.3K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Is this the ultimate in automated ‘bot Spam Killers?

Spam is the bane of WordPress admin’s lives; auto-generated Spam can bypass unset hidden fields from the WordPress comment page by directly submitting the comment to WordPress.

This plugin does two things:

  • Removes the ‘Comment Author URL’ field from the WordPress comments form; for most non-technical blogs this optional field is irrelevant.
  • Kills WP (hey that saves some CPU cycles) if a comment is submitted which contains a Comment Author URL.

Website spam ‘bots have two aims, firstly they populate spam links within the main body of a spam comment, and the spam ‘bot also includes the spam destination in the Comment Author URL of the comment field.

We put together this little plugin as despite runnin…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.2.2+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.001

  • Allow logged in users to have a Comment Author URL in their User profile
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Amanda & SteveAmanda & Steve
Plugin Info
Version
1.001
Last Updated
Jun 17, 2015
WP Requires
4.2.2+
Tested Up To
4.2.39
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.3K+
Added
Jun 17, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

spamcomments

Developer

A
Amanda & Steve
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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