Description
This is a spam IP blocker. It is free. It marks any new comment as spam automatically when commenter’s IP exists in at least one of ‘.zen.spamhaus.org’ & ‘.bl.spamcop.net’.
Plugin is based on public DNSBL class.
Official page of DNSBL class on PHPClasses.org
Installation
- Upload folder
spam-ip-blockerto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Place
<?php do_action('plugin_name_hook'); ?>in your templates
FAQ
- Why do I need one more anti-spam plugin?
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Because I haven’t found any free plugins using biggest spam blocking lists all together.
Contributors & Developers
“Spam IP Blocker” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
0.9
First version.
0.9.1
Now plugin uses just one default DNSBL checker.
DNSBL class also fixed to aviod this problem:
[https://www.spamhaus.org/faq/answers.lasso?section=DNSBL%20Usage#243 “Your DNSBL blocks the whole Internet!”]
0.9.2
Added the new feature of new DNSBL class version.
Group checking is back, ‘all’ key provides checking in group available checkers, now they are ‘spamhaus’ & ‘spamcop’.
See readme of DNSBL class for details:
[https://www.phpclasses.org/package/6994-PHP-Check-spam-IP-address-in-DNS-black-lists.html “DNSBL class on PHPClasses.org”]