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The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute
Auto-discard comment spam before it ever hits your database. Zero-Touch protection — no API keys, no external calls,
The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute ranks #68,096 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #2,613 of 4,488 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated May 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v1.0
Current Version v1.0
Updated 3 months ago
Last Update on 22 May, 2026
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- Version
- 1.0
- Last Updated
- May 22, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- The 9 Dollar Plugins
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute
Nope. Once The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute discards a comment, it’s gone for good — no trash, no spam folder, no second chances.
Silent Mode (recommended) = spam comments are discarded and bots see a fake success message. They never figure out they’ve been blocked, so they won’t switch up their attack patterns. Silent Mode off = spam comments are rejected with a normal error message. Either way, your database stays clean.
It’s possible — no spam filter is 100% perfect. That’s why the opt-in step makes this crystal clear. The keyword blacklist and link limit are the usual suspects if false positives happen. Tune them to fit your audience.
You bet. WooCommerce reviews use the same WordPress comment hook, so all LITE features cover them automatically. No extra setup.
Never. Every spam check runs locally on your server. No data leaves your site.
Absolutely. No data ever leaves your server. The discarded comments log stores only IP, author name, email, and a short content preview — all inside your own database. IPs are kept for spam detection and security analysis (legitimate interest under GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)), never shared, never shown publicly. Log entries auto-delete after 90 days, and you can clear them manually anytime.
Akismet sends every comment to an external cloud for analysis and needs an API key. The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute runs entirely on your own server, requires no account or key, and discards spam before it reaches your database — instead of dumping it into a spam folder that just fills up.
Disarmed = the plugin is installed and configured, but no comments are discarded. Armed = protection is active, and spam comments are silently discarded on submission — they never reach the database.
Yep. Just set Spam Protection to "Inactive" anytime. All your settings stick, and you can re-arm in one click.
Yes. The LITE version includes automatic rate limiting — any IP that submits more than 5 comments within an hour is automatically blocked for the remainder of that hour. This stops the most common bot patterns without affecting legitimate users.
