What does Stop Spammers do?

Stop Spammers is a plugin that adds security to your website to stop spam emails, spam comments, spam registration, and spam bots and spammers in general.

What features does Stop Spammers offer?

Stop Spammers offers extremely granular control with over 50 configuration options. Some of the features include blocking suspicious behavior, blocking spam words and disposable emails, connecting third-party spam defense services, blocking countries, and allowing users to request access.

What additional options are available with Stop Spammers Premium?

Stop Spammers Premium offers even more options such as server-level firewall protection, themed registration/login pages and menu links, brute force login protection, notification control, import/export settings, export log to Excel, restore default settings, Contact Form 7 protection, and a built-in contact form.

Who should use Stop Spammers?

Stop Spammers can be used by any website owner who wants to protect their website from spam emails, comments, registration, and bots. It can be customized to meet the specific needs of different websites.

How can I contribute to the Stop Spammers project?

You can contribute to the Stop Spammers project through donations, feedback, and bug reporting. Every little bit goes a long way.

*Applies to credit purchases starting from $100.

Validity: Nov 24 - Dec 05, 2025

CODE: INSTA41

Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms

Robust WordPress security & spam prevention. Leverage our pre-defined allow/block lists. Adjust configurable security settings on hyphens, periods …

Rating:

4.4

Active Installations:

40000+

Last Updated:

Jul 06, 2024

WordPress Version:

3.0 or higher

Tested up to:

6.5.5

Features Download’s trend Changelog Reviews

Stop Spam Emails

Prevent spam emails from flooding your inbox with this powerful plugin.

Enhanced Security

Protect your website from spam bots and spammers with advanced security measures.

Personalized Protection

Customize the plugin to meet your website's specific needs with over 50 configuration options.

Easy Management

Run diagnostic tests, view activity, and control spam with ease using this user-friendly plugin.

Author’s Site

2024.7

[Fix] Documentation has been restored (but probably needs work https://github.com/bhadaway/stop-spammers/wiki)

2024.6

[Fix] AJAX script JSON error handling
[New] Added version numbering to enqueued script and style files

2024.5

[Enhanced] Security

2024.4

[Notice] New owner (https://github.com/bhadaway/stop-spammers/issues/188)
[Notice] Premium has been discontinued
[Notice] HiveMind API has been discontinued

2024.3

[Notice] We’re making a big push to audit Stop Spammers — now’s the time to jump in if you know how to code and can contribute fixes: https://github.com/bhadaway/stop-spammers.

2024.2

[Notice] We’re making a big push to audit Stop Spammers — now’s the time to jump in if you know how to code and can contribute fixes: https://github.com/bhadaway/stop-spammers.

2024.1

[Update] readme

2024

[Fix] Arithmetic captcha

2023.4.1

[Update] Toggle hotfix

2023.4

[New] Check for any URL posted in a comment

2023.3

[New] User filter/lookup to find spam registrations based on email top level domain, where first name = last name, and comment history
[New] Mass disable users
[New] Mass delete pending comments

2023.2

[New] Disable WordPress admin email notifications

2023.1

[Fix] Escape code

2023

[Enhanced] Security

2022.6

[Enhanced] Security

2022.5

[Update] Thank you message

2022.4

[New] Add IP addresses from comments to allow or block list
[Update] Thank you message

2022.3

[Fix] JavaScript error

2022.2

[Update] Allowing users with older versions of PHP to upgrade

2022.1

[New] Fundraising campaign

2022

[New] HiveMindᴮᴱᵀᴬ — A community IP block list (limited)
[Fix] CAPTCHAs

2021.20

[Fix] PHP 8 error

2021.19

[New] Enable CAPTCHA on WordPress core forms

2021.18

[Enhanced] Security

2021.17

[New] hCaptcha integration

2021.16

[New] Allow Square

2021.15

[Fix] Checking for periods in emails
[Fix] jQuery error

2021.14

[Fix] Network toggle fix
[Fix] Design issue with icons on some browsers

2021.13

[Update] Cloudflare IPs
[Fix] SFS report

2021.12

[Fix] Minor fixes

2021.11

[Fix] Settings fix

2021.10

[Enhanced] Security

2021.9

[Enhanced] Security

2021.8

[Update] UI improvements
[Enhanced] Notification Control feature
[Fix] Math question

2021.7

[Update] PayPal IPs
[Enhanced] Cleanup

2021.6

[New] Notification Control feature
[New] Sortable registered date column on Users page
[Enhanced] Security
[Enhanced] Code audit and cleanup

2021.5

[Fix] Email fix

2021.4

[Fix] SFS report fix

2021.3

[Fix] Error fixes

2021.2.1

[Fix] Login issue

2021.2

[New] Strings are now translation-ready
[Update] UI improvements
[Update] Safety checks for WooCommerce
[Enhanced] When approving allow requests, the email address is now whitelisted
[Enhanced] Code audit and cleanup
[Fix] “Clear the Requests” toggles off other settings
[Fix] Too many periods feature

2021.1

[Update] Third-party service IP lists

2021

[New] Private mode feature
[Update] UI improvements
[Enhanced] Too many periods feature
[Enhanced] Emails are now off by default (to avoid potential issues with server reputation)
[Enhanced] Code audit and cleanup
[Fix] Shortened URL option only checks for exact matches now

2020.6.2

[Update] Minor UI improvements
[Fix] Duplicate email issue

2020.6.1

[Fix] PHP notice

2020.6

[New] Send email when allow list request is approved (community request)
[New] Approve or Block action in request email with link to Allow List page (community request)
[Update] Update Stop Spammers menu icon to ‘S’ logo
[Fix] Conditional fields hidden on page load when option is enabled
[Fix] Updates to multisite (community reported)
[Fix] Shortcode and HTML support on Spam Message (community reported)
[Fix] Wrong key used for the spam reason in the allow request email template sent to the web admin

2020.5.1

[Fix] Block if email has too many periods

2020.5

[New] Block URL shortening service links

2020.4.5

[New] Notice

2020.4.4

[Fix] PHP warnings

2020.4.3

[Enhanced] Code cleanup

2020.4.2

[Revert] Removed gettext

2020.4.1

[Fix] Hotfix

2020.4

[New] Force username-only login
[New] Force email-only login
[New] Disable custom passwords
[Enhanced] 2,500+ disposable email domains added to block list
[Update] Support notice

2020.3

[Update] Usability updates

2020.2

[Update] Plugin audit and cleanup

2020.1.1-2020.1.4

[Update] Various hotfixes

2020.1

[New] Check for Tor Exit Nodes
[New] Check for too many periods
[New] Check for too many hyphens
[New] Allow Stripe
[New] Allow Authorize.Net
[New] Allow Braintree
[New] Allow Recurly
[Update] Admin UI enhancements

2019.6

New owner

DOESN'T WORK

By alsoto007 on August 12, 2024

I tried blocking one email address and the submission still goes through when I test using the email address.

I tried blocking countries and it didn't work

By Sujit B (useraccount99) on June 17, 2024

I blocked few countries that I don't want my website to be accessed from however, it failed miserably. All the blocked countries could access my website.

Not useful.

This feature is temporarily banned for security reasons.

By Olga Jascin (1attimo) on May 28, 2024

Our website stopped working for everyone.
By turning all plugins off and on one by one we found the culprit.
We use this free version plugin, it asks for money with a big message on all pages, covering most of the window, impossible to close. If you click "Close" it takes you to its page.
We closed this message by clicking "Always Hide" and, not immediately, found our site not working with:
"This feature is temporarily banned for security reasons. Please try again to log in."

After deactivating this plugin everything returned to normal. We do not have time to investigate. Please know.

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Site Saver

By dariush11 on May 26, 2024

I've tested many captcha plugins and services, but my site has many many spam registrations. After installing this plugin, my spam registrations reduced to zero. Thanks to developers

Stop SPAM did not work!

By christiantraveler on May 24, 2024

Stop SPAM did not work! I mean I spent some time thinking that it might but I still received spammers hitting my site. The layout is great and simple to use which I liked but when something doesn’t work it just is of no use! I finally went to the top of the line blockers and had to install a database and upgrade my php data base from 7.4 to 8.0. Yea a lot more work to do but it works great and I mean the top of the line blocker works. Look at the reviews for the best blocker and try it too. Lots more work to do but in the end, it works. However this Stop SPAM needs more work to do as it has nice features but it does not work.

Does Not Stop Countries

By bennywelsh on May 15, 2024

This yet another big Fail of plugins on Wordpress. Why have a feature that is supposed to restrict countries when it does not work. Block USA and all the spammers come from USA, Block Turkey and they keep coming.

This has not decreased any hacker traffic to my website.

Paid for Premium Plugin now they disappeared

By Sean M. Atkinson (majoritymedia) on April 25, 2024

I paid for the premium plugin and in less than a month they're gone. The website is different and redirects to calculator.io They could have at least had the decency to give a heads up they were shutting down. You don't cut and run like that.

From a long termPremium User

By kech61 on April 14, 2024

Two Stars for your work so far.

Zero Stars for the current Version, Your Support, your lousy customer database.
The current Version ignores whitlisted IPs, ignores blacklisted mail-domains, a.s.o.

My premium account vanished on your site, when I write to your support I receive ready-made textblocks. I provided my RegKey and you asked if I am a premium user.

Thats not the way to go, sorry