=== Squelch Unspam === Contributors: squelch Donate link: http://squelchdesign.com/wordpress-plugin-squelch-unspam/ Tags: comments, spam, filter, spam filter, comment spam filter, stop spam, prevent spam, reduce spam, prevent automated spam, no captcha anti-spam, anti-spam, comment spam Requires at least: 4.4 Tested up to: 6.5 Stable tag: 1.5.1 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Unspam makes it harder for spammers to automatedly send spam to your blog by changing the names of the fields in the comment forms. == Description == Unspam by Squelch Design is the simplest [WordPress anti-spam plugin](http://squelchdesign.com/wordpress-plugin-squelch-unspam/) you can find for **reducing your comment spam** problem. Once installed there's nothing to configure, and nothing changes to your visitors: No captcha or silly games. Once installed the plugin will simply randomize the names of the fields in the comments form on your blog and reject comments that are sent to the standard WordPress field names, or where bots have blindly submitted data to the honeypot fields. What this means for spammers is that they have to do quite a lot more work to send spam to your website. It may also make sending spam to your website unreliable as changes to your theme may upset their spam submission tools. Or they may have to resort to using humans to send spam to your website (not much I can do about that I'm afraid) which will cost them more money. Currently implemented: * Names of fields are randomized every night at 12:00, * Submissions to the standard WordPress field names are automatically deleted, * Honeypot fields added to comments form, * WooCommerce support. Additional (planned) features: * Contact Form 7 integration * Statistical collection, * Automated blocking of persistent IPs, * Opt-in centralized collection of comment spam and statistics for additional research. == Installation == ### Recommended Installation 1. From your admin interface go to Plugins > Add New 1. Search for *unspam* 1. Click "Install Now" under the plugin in the search results 1. Click OK on the popup 1. Click "Activate" to enable the plugin ### Manual Installation 1. Unzip the installation zip file 1. Copy the files to your plugins directory (via FTP or whatever) 1. From the admin interface click Plugins 1. Find the plugin in the list of plugins and click "Activate" ### Configuration Currently there is no configuration on this plugin. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How do I configure the plugin? = There is currently no configuration available on this plugin, just install it and activate it and it will start protecting your blog. = Does this plugin require my readers to fill out a CAPTCHA? = No. I hate CAPCTHAs as much as the next person, this plugin does not use them. Future versions might include the option to enable a CAPTCHA if you really want one. = Does this plugin require JavaScript to be enabled on my visitors' browsers? = As of version 1.3, yes. This plugin will require JavaScript to be enabled by your users as an additional safeguard against spam. = Don't my users have to do something to prove they're human? = Nope, spammers just have to prove that they're NOT human. We give the spammers enough rope to hang themselves with. = What about false positives? = With the exception of a few rare scenarios and users without JavaScript enabled, there shouldn't be any false positives. == Changelog == = 1.5.1 = * Tested up to WordPress version 5.5 = 1.5 = * Fixed a bug that prevented logged-in users from being able to add comments from the front end (logged out users were still able to comment though) * Set minimum version to 4.4 as the above fix may cause issues on earlier versions of WP, but I don't have time to test so safer to simply prevent Unspam updates to anything