Forget Spam Comment

Description

The fastest and GDPR compliant Anti-Spam plugin to prevent bot spam in the Default Commenting System of WordPress.

Important

• Please clear page cache after plugin activation.
• Only for default commenting system. Not for AMP.

Features

• 100% GDPR Compliant.
• Captcha-Free solution.
• Requires no settings.
• Automatic. No need of false-positive comment moderation.
• Compatible with all page caching and performance optimization plugins.
• Fastest ever. A tiny inline JavaScript in just ~200 bytes does all magic.

How does it work?

To prevent spam comments plugin blocks the default action path (wp-comments-post.php) for bots and make it accessible over unique hash query string when a visitor scroll to leave a comment. This way it prevents automated spam comment done by bots.

Video Demonstration

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Installation

To install this plugin from WordPress Dashboard

1. Go to Plugins menu > Add new
2. Search for Forget Spam Comment
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
4. If you are using any page cache plugin, make sure to purge/clear the cache.

To install this plugin manually

1. Download the Forget Spam Comment Plugin
2. Upload Forget Spam Comment to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
4. If you are using any page cache plugin, make sure to purge/clear the cache.

FAQ

How to test whether this plugin is working or not?

Go to any post where comment is enabled and try to post a comment. If comment is posted successfully means everything is working fine. If you see error 400, you just have forgot to clear page cache after plugin activation. If you are still unable to post a comment and page just reload to itself means your theme uses a different comment form ID that has not been included by this plugin. Please create a support topic with your site URL. I will take care of it.

Which commenting system is supported by this plugin?

Only Default Commenting System of WordPress. Any other commenting system like AMP, Disqus, JetPack Comment, wpDiscuz are not supported.

How to get technical assistance for this plugin?

Kindly allow me a chance to look into your problem by opening a support topic. I will reply in 24 hours.

Reviews

Top notch

zeilenschreiber August 26, 2024 2 replies

Update: I don’t know what the problem is, but now visitors get an Error 400 and nobody can post a comment anymore. Maybe it was an update from Wordpress? It is sad, the plugin was really great… Zero spam immediately after installing it – this is awesome! Thank you for the great plugin!

Worked Brilliant Until WP 6.5.5 Update

bmoooooo July 9, 2024 3 replies

This is a great plugin, worked perfectly. But I just updated to 6.5.5, and it immediatly stopped working. Gulshan, could you please update the plugin. thanks

Simply the Best

Dan Knauss May 9, 2024 1 reply

This is the best ultra-simple (and free) way to stop comment spam, thanks to the method it uses. Alternative effective solutions are more complicated and involve webserver configuration or WAF and CAPTCHA services. Other plugins simply fail to address the root cause of comment spam. This is the one to use.

best and fastest!

amirhossein7 March 8, 2024 1 reply

Excellent plugin but poor support!

Breaks Website But Support Is Prompt.

Juba November 19, 2023 3 replies

This plugin returns an email warning from Wordpress as not being secure and blocks access to login page. It produces a fatal error. I’ve edited this review to reflect the support provided and may look into this plugin again in the future if needed to test again.

It really works

Ivan Jer?nimo August 28, 2023 1 reply

Simple and effective solution against comment spam. Gone from 3 spams a day to zero immediately after installing it.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.1.8

• Tested with 6.6.1 Updated on 09-Aug-2024.

1.1.7

• Tested with 6.5.5 Updated on 09-July-2024.

1.1.6

• Hotfix for Bedrock Compatibility. Updated on 30-Jan-2024.

1.1.5

• Enhanced Bedrock Compatibility. Updated on 24-Jan-2024.

1.1.4

• Added a fallback to cover unexpected cases. Updated on 20-Nov-2023.

1.1.3

• Enhanced uniqueness in query string parameters. Updated on 19-Nov-2023.
• Kindly clear your page cache after updating to version 1.1.3.

1.1.2

• Tested with WordPress 6.4.1 and PHP 8.2.12
• Addressed referral handling for increased precision
• Improved code readability and consistency following WordPress coding standards

1.1.1

• Tested with WordPress 6.2 and PHP 8.2.4

1.1.0

• Tested with WordPress 6.1.1 and PHP 8.2.3
• Updated links

1.0.9

• Tested with WordPress 6.0

1.0.8

• Tested with WordPress 5.9.1 and PHP 8.1.3

1.0.7

• Tested with WordPress 5.8
• Enhanced compatibility

1.0.6

• Tested plugin up to 5.7

1.0.5

• Added hint for purging cache in the generated error page to assist first time plugin user.

1.0.4

• Minor tweaks

1.0.3

• Minified inline JS for better performance
• Translation made available for Hindi, Bengali, English (United States), English (UK).
• Minor tweaks

1.0.2

• Added hint for purging cache upon plugin activation
• Added support links

1.0.1

• Performance optimization

1.0.0

• Initial release