by Timur Kamaev 5 (17 reviews)

Kama SpamBlock

Name: Kama SpamBlock
Rating: 5.0 (17 reviews)
Author: Timur Kamaev

Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks.

Kama SpamBlock ranks #3,319 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, is #136 of 2,885 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated Jul 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 25 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#136 of 2,885 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -11.6% this week

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Rank

#3,319

-2 this week

Active Installs

4K+

-19.4%

KW Avg Position

48.8

0.2 better

Downloads

62.2K

+44 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 87.9%

4K+ 5K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

17 reviews

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17 (100%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

Oct 15, 2024

Kama SpamBlock [kama-spamblock] < 1.8.3

CVE-2024-9647 · Fixed in v1.8.3

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Timur Kamaev

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 17
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

antispam bot captcha comments spam

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want basic protection against automated comment spam without inconveniencing visitors. It blocks direct spam submissions to the comment endpoint and checks pings and trackbacks for real backlinks, without using captchas.