=== Spam Master ===
Contributors: Techgasp
Tags: wordpress, plugin, spam, antispam, anti-spam, registration, hotmail, bot, captcha, comment, block registration, block user
Requires at least: 3.5
Tested up to: 3.6
Stable tag: 2.2
License: GPLv2 or later

Spam Master is the Ultimate Spam Protection plugin that blocks new user registrations and post comments with Real Time anti-spam lists.


== Description ==

Spam Master was born out of need to protect our website against constant malicious spam registrations and comments that affect the majority of wordpress websites. We did it the TechGasp way... coded a brand new, clean and fast plugin that will make your professional wordpress website safe and clean.

Spam Master protects Wordpress based websites from thousands of know spam emails, domains, ip's and words by blocking user registrations or post comments. Uses RBL technology (real time block lists) constantly being updated.

The problem facing spam targeted wordpress blogs is that most of the spam registrations or comments are done by a mixture of "bots" robots and human spamming. Most of the spam registration systems fail including captcha precisely because the human factor kicks in during registration, also these captcha systems "push away" real user registrations and can injure your professional, commercial, sales based website income.

The plugin comes packed with automated Spam Learning function that will make your wordpress blog a fighting spam enforcer by providing registration ip's and emails for analysis and spam lists inclusion.

Very few plugins will actually show the statistics we packed into spam master. Selected Protection Level, Total Website Users, Total Spam Blocked, Total Number of Threats you are Protected from, Spam Learning, Status of RBL Spam Servers, and a list of the last 5 users registrations with (user id, registration date, user status, name, username, and email).

IMPORTANT: Makes no use of Javascript or Ajax to keep your website fast and conflicts free

**Spam Master... keeps your professional wordpress clean**

**MAIN FEATURES:**

* Protects Wordpress from User Registrations (spamming bots, users or both)
* Also protects Wordpress Comments
* Spam Master marks as spam comments wrongly cleared as safe by akismet, check screenshots
* Spam Master is Budypress Ready
* Spam Master checks for emails, domains, ip's and words
* Uses real time scan from thousands of known spamming sources (effectively blocks those nasty hotmail, live, msn and outlook registrations)
* Includes Statistical information to keep your life easy
* Spam Master Learning makes your Wordpress an Anti-Spam enforcer by collecting data for analysis
* Spam Master enables you to customise the block message
* IMPORTANT: Free Version only protects you from hotmail, msn, live and outlook spam
* IMPORTANT: Full Version requires paid RBL license to work and protects you from thousands of spam sources

[Full Version Link](http://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master/)


== Installation ==

1. Upload everything into the "/wp-content/plugins/" directory of your WordPress site.
2. Activate in the "Plugins" admin panel.
3. Visit the "Widget Page | SoundCloud Master" to configure the settings and your template widget position.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Issues RBL License =
* Please update to latest version of Spam Master
* Patiently wait for your license to be activate by RBL Servers

= I DON'T HAVE A LICENSE =
* Get a license here [License](http://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master/)
* or
* you can freely use the unlicensed version that protects you from all hotmail, msn, live and outlook spam

= Need More Help =
* [ABOUT DOCUMENTATION](http://wordpress.techgasp.com)
* [ABOUT INSTALLATION](http://wordpress.techgasp.com)
* [SUPPORT](http://wordpress.techgasp.com/support/)


== Screenshots ==

1. Spam Master Backend Statistics
2. Spam Master Backend User Management
3. Spam Master Frontend Blocking User Registration
4. Spam Master Marking Comment as SPAM from Registered User
5. IMPORTANT: Spam Master marking Comment as SPAM after akismet cleared it


== Changelog ==

= 2.2 =
* Fixing issues with learning mode
* Changing status display colors

= 2.1 =
* Fixing the update of full protection
* Adding curl to fetch data, removes allow_url_include error in website with allow_url_include disabled
* Starting work in User Management features

= 2.0 =
* Stable release
* Adding User Management for future enhancements
* Fixing warnings and other stuff

= 1.0 =
* Alpha release
* Adding Buttons
* Start coding


== Upgrade Notice ==

= 2.1 =
* IMPORTANT upgrade to v2.1

= 2.0 =
* IMPORTANT Stable Release, if you helped us test the Plugin, upgrade to Stable release

= 1.0 =
* IMPORTANT Alpha Release, if you helped us test the Plugin, upgrade to Beta