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by willjenkins 4.6 (9 reviews)

Astounding Spam Prevention

Very effective anti-spam plugin that eliminates comment spam, and registration spam. Combines many effective methods for identifying spammers and keep …

Astounding Spam Prevention ranks #14,281 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #827 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 4.6/5 rating from 9 reviews, and was last updated Jul 14, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.5 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.20 Current Version v1.20
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 14 Jul, 2024
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#827 of 5,058 in Security Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
7.5K
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Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
92%
Review 4.6 out of 5
4.6 (9 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 63%
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
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Reviews & Ratings

4.6
9 reviews
Overall 92%
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Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads
1
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Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Astounding Spam Prevention. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to block comment and registration spam without using a Captcha. It combines and improves on methods from the Stop Spammers plugin while avoiding conflicts with Jetpack and not interfering with user logins.

  • Blocks comment spam
  • Blocks registration spam
  • No Captcha required
  • Compatible with Jetpack
  • No WooCommerce conflicts
  • Does not check logins
  • Fixes Stop Spammers bugs
  • New spam detection methods

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Astounding Spam Prevention

Astounding Spam Prevention has 100+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Astounding Spam Prevention holds a 4.6 out of 5 star rating based on 9 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Astounding Spam Prevention is developed by willjenkins and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Astounding Spam Prevention requires WordPress 4.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.5.
Astounding Spam Prevention has been downloaded 7,531+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Astounding Spam Prevention is 1.20. It was last updated on July 14, 2024.
Yes. Astounding Spam Prevention is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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