=== Spam Master === Contributors: TechGasp Tags: firewall, spam, antispam, anti-spam, registration, hotmail, bot, captcha, comment, block registration, block user, login Requires at least: 3.5 Tested up to: 4.7 Stable tag: 5.0.2 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. Protection Level, Total Website Users, Total Spam Users Blocked, Total Number of Comments, Total Number of Spam Blocked Comments, Total Number of Approved Comments, Total Number of Pending Comments, Total Number of Trashed Comments, Total Number of Threats you are Protected from, Spam Learning, Status of RBL Spam Servers, User Registrations List with (user id, registration date, user status, name, username, and email) and Comments List with (comment date, comment author, author email, author website, comment content, comment status). **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) * Protects Wordpress Comments from (spamming bots, users or both) * Spam Master marks as spam comments wrongly cleared as safe by akismet, check screenshots * 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 allows you to customise the frontend blocked registration message * Spam Master allows you to view a week of blocked registrations (date and email) and export the data as csv file. Data gets auto-deleted after 7 days to keep your database light * Spam Master includes the famous Google reCAPTCHA on registration, login or comments pages and posts * Spam Master includes Honeypot fields for registration, login or comments forms * Spam Master includes Firewall technology, blocking misfits before they even enter your website * Spam Master includes Signatures * Spam Master includes a bunch of useful widgets > Free Trial then $8 per year > Spam Master is a free plugin which works with the premium non-free Real Time Block List Servers (RBLs). This plugin provides a service [software as a service wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service). > Take a free Tour [Trial License](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/wp-login.php?action=register) > or, > get a full [RBL License](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master/) for peanuts a year. **ONLINE DEMO** * [Demo Link](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/) * [Top 20 Spam Countries](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-20-spam-countries/) * [Search Threat DB](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/search-threat/) * [Last 10 Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/last-10-threats/) * [Top 10 Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-10-threats/) * [Top 10 Registration Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-10-registration-threats/) * [Top 10 Comment Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-10-comment-threats/) * [Top 10 IP Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-10-ip-threats/) * [Top 10 Email Threats](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/top-10-email-threats/) * [RBL Cluster Status](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/rbl-servers-status/) **More High Quality Plugins?** * For professional wordpress websites * Tested for fast page load times and SEO * Errors and conflicts free. NO JAVASCRIPT or AJAX * [Click Here](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/buy-all-techgasp-wordpress-plugins/) == Installation == 1. Use the Wordpress Installer, Updater. 2. Activate in the "Plugins" admin panel. 3. Visit the "Plugin Page Menu | Spam Master" to configure settings. 4. [Spam Master Documentation](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master-documentation/) == Frequently Asked Questions == = Issues RBL License = * Please update to latest version of Spam Master * Patiently wait for your license to be activate and replicated by RBL Servers = I DON'T HAVE A LICENSE = * Get a license here for peanuts, $8 year [License](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master/) * or * take a free tour [Trial License](https://spammaster.techgasp.com/wp-login.php?action=register) = Need More Help = * [Spam Master Documentation](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/spam-master-documentation/) * [Support](https://wordpress.techgasp.com/support/) == Screenshots == 1. Main Plugin Menu 2. Top Spam Countries - Statistics 3. Settings Page 4. Statistics Page 5. Firewall Statistics 6. Firewall Block Page 7. Wordpress Registration. Spam Master with re-CAPTCHA plus Honeypot traps 8. Spam Master Marking Comment as SPAM from Registered User, Spam Master marking Comment as SPAM after akismet cleared it 9. Top 10 Threats - Statistics == Changelog == = 5.0.2 = * Changed display text of Firewall Widget. Not last 7 days but all time. * Changed display Firewall Widget from DESC TO ASC when sorting db results * Fixed _admin tables * Several Wordpress Multisite Fixes * Adding blog name replacement for empty blog admin * Important fix to Spam Learning in wordpress multisites * Fixed License Creation for Wordpress Multisites = 5.0.1 = * Wordpress 4.7 ready * Creating 1 instance for loading widgets, speed improvement * Adding Widget Headers customization * Fixing Widget images * Adding Multi-site to widgets * Adding Firewall Widget * Replacing all instances of strtotime with date. = 5.0 = * TechGasp Framework 5.0. Visit our website to check the new features packed into TechGasp Framework 5. * API improvements * Updater and License upgrade * Wordpress 4.6.x Ready! * PHP 7 Ready! * Fixed unexpected ‘&&’ (T_BOOLEAN_AND) for some wordpress setups * Fixed output generated before Headers sent * New plugin paths and folder * New protection Lists * Extra Protection Tools * Adding automatic buffer cleaning = 4.4.5 = * Wordpress 4.5.3 * Widgets and other API improvements = 4.4.4 = * Wordpress 4.5.x * Several Updates = 4.4.1.7 = * Wordpress 4.4.x = 4.4.1.6 = * Adding Protection Tools * reCaptcha and Honeypot * Removing Invitations = 4.4.1.5 = * Tweaking re-captcha verification in Buddypress = 4.4.1.4 = * Getting all network sites to work with blog id 1 * Adding blog prefix to all database calls * Adding Table prefix to all database calls * Re-Captcha and Honeypots Wordpress and now Buddypress ready = 4.4.1.3 = * Tweaking Updater = 4.4.1.2 = * Adding Network Warnings and help texts = 4.4.1.1 = * Fixing uninstall, plugin deletion on wordpress network and multi-sites = 4.4.1.0 = * Fixing Network Blacklist * General clean-up and speed boost * Adding Honeypots to registration page = 4.4.0 = * Wordpress multi-site or wordpress network ready * New screenshots and images * Adding re-captcha to registration page = 4.3.6.5 = * Fixing 3 warnings in free version mode = 4.3.6.4 = * Altering blocking process, more efficient * Adding cool plugin Icon = 4.3.6.3 = * Blocking process improved * Learning function improved * Database checks ready for php 5.5 * Different database checks taxonomy, improved database check speed * IMPORTANT, Older Plugin Versions are required to upgrade to latest 4.3.6.3 for full functionality and spam protection = 4.3.6.2 = * Changed Settings page to reflect Protection Level on first instance * Fixed a wild 404 error upon changing to Full Protection caused by uncommon php.ini configuration settings = 4.3.6.1 = * Fixed a couple of warnings in protection list page... nothing major. = 4.3.6 = * Buddypress 2.0 Ready * Wordpress 3.9 Ready * Contact Form7 3.8 Ready = 4.3.5 = * Upgrade to beefed-up framework v3.5 * Registrations page re-design. Now includes Registrations and Blocked Registrations * Combined Registrations page and Blocked Registrations page into a single page that shows a detailed overview of all registrations activity * New Comments page that combines blocked, approved, pending, trashed comments. Much like the Registrations page it shows a detailed overview of all comments activity * Adding Total Comments in Statistics page * Adding Blocked Comments in Statistics page * Adding Approved Comments in Statistics page * Adding Pending Comments in Statistics page * Adding Trashed Comments in Statistics page * Moving calls from settings to statistics page, will generate statistics a lot faster * Learning System to include comments along side registrations * Overall code clean * Upgrade is mandatory for users with FULL PROTECTION with valid license keys. After upgrade, go to settings page and Save & Refresh your key = 4.3.1 = * Overall code clean * Fixing a couple of typos and warnings affecting Learning System * Fixing a couple of typos and warnings affecting License System * Upgrade is advisable = 4.3 = * New TechGasp Plugin Framework v3 * New Plugin Menu * New Administrator Page * New Settings Page * New Statistics Page * New Candy Tables in Menu Pages without compromising page load times and without silly javascript * New Protection List Page, now includes White-List table keys to override RBL Protection List keys * New Spam Master Overview Widget = 4.2.4 = * Adding index security * Modifying menu function names to prepare framework v3 = 4.2.3 = * Adding more WP_ERROR Class Warnings * Re-designing threats page * Adding separate My Personal Keys "textarea", easy key management and backup for users * Fixing keys overriding upon update = 4.2.2 = * Started multi-site mode support to functions and calls, not 100% supported yet * Fixing Protection Selector drop-down box not memorizing user option * Learning in Multi-Site mode * Inserting plugin version in Admin page. Preparing future release of version comparison and user outdated version warning * Inserting Warnings, WP_ERROR CLASS when users select Full Protection without Lic. * Removing old code and clean-up * Buddypress 1.9.1 ready = 4.2.1 = * Re-arranged menu functions, who calls who and what * Fixed the plugin settings link = 4.2 = * Added export button in Blocked Registrations Page. Outputs downloadable csv file with all blocked registrations data * Purge Blocked Email Registrations after 7 days, keeping database clean * Fixed settings page deleting personal protection keys = 4.1 = * Wordpress 3.8 Ready * Buddypress 1.9 Ready * Page with User Registrations Table * Page with Registration Blocks Table * Page with Protection List Table (option to add your own protection keys and combine them with the Free or Full Protection Mode) = 4.0 = * Redesigned Plugin Administrator With Main Root Plugin Link * Redesigned Plugin Administrator With Plugin Sub Links * Implementing Wordpress Tables = 3.0 = * TechGasp Framework V2 Implementation = 2.4.5 = * Improved blacklist Refresh Time = 2.4 = * Fixed Registration for Wordpress without buddypress * Better hook into wordpress standalone version = 2.3 = * Forcing list refresh in case of sluggish servers * Overall speed optimization = 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 == = 4.3.6.3 = * IMPORTANT Older Plugin Versions, Upgrade to latest 4.3.6.3 is Mandatory = 4.3.5 = * IMPORTANT Upgrade to new TechGasp Plugin Framework v3.5 = 4.3 = * IMPORTANT Upgrade to new TechGasp Plugin Framework v3 = 4.2.3 = * IMPORTANT upgrade to version 4.2.3 = 4.1 = * IMPORTANT upgrade to version 4.1 = 2.4 = * IMPORTANT upgrade to version 2.4 = 2.3 = * IMPORTANT upgrade to version 2.3 = 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