Title: BotBlocker
Author: Brandon Fenning
Published: <strong>Avril 12, 2012</strong>
Last modified: Avril 25, 2012

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/botblocker.svg)

# BotBlocker

 By [Brandon Fenning](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brandonfenning/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/botblocker.1.0.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/#installation)
 * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/)

## Description

Since the vast majority of WordPress spam is automated in nature, the goal of BotBlocker
is to block comment spam bots and not hinder users. This is accomplished through
the use of honeypot technology, which tricks the spambot into identifying itself
by performing actions that a human could not.

**BotBlocker’s features include:**

 1.  Works out of the box to block spam
 2.  Automatically stops spam-bots from commenting
 3.  Zero hindrance to users: no CAPTCHAS, math questions, passwords or extra input
     required
 4.  Zero false positives and ignores registered users
 5.  Can be configured to completely block spam-bots or flag comments as spam
 6.  Spam detection messages can be easily adjusted
 7.  No javascript or cookies required
 8.  Hooks into `wp-comments-post.php` to prevent spam-bots from directly submitting
     spam comments
 9.  Should work fine with most customized comment forms
 10. No API keys required

http://www.lform.com/botblocker/ for more information.

Plugin by [LFORM, a web design company](http://www.lform.com/) in New Jersey.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * These are the configuration options available for BotBlocker. While it works 
   out of the box, BotBlocker can be configured in several ways.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `botblocker` folder in the zip file to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. BotBlocker is installed and working!
 4. Additional configuration can be performed by clicking on ‘Settings’ in the ‘Plugins’
    screen.

## FAQ

  Will BotBlocker conflict with my comment form customizations?

BotBlocker should not interfere with your form customizations, whether you have 
added fields or removed them. Barring extensive customizations to the core of the
comment system, there should be no issues.

  Will BotBlocker conflict with my other comment or spam plugins?

BotBlocker works by hooking into WordPress’s comment system and should play OK with
most plugins, however there is no guarantee.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/78b1e3445eb92f8171accb37fa5f5565bffe132e3d406b555fa4e0fc6cf20eac?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Get all real comments, no spam comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-all-real-comments-no-spam-comments/)󠁿

 [BVBAccelerate](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bvbaccelerate/) Me 4, 2017

Obfuscation of name and e-mail ensures all spam comments don’t come through and 
all good comments do.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e9a8332c78135f5243992dac7d91ae12b319bc36bdd2dd15f45f7fb35af46507?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Abandoned and Broken](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/abandoned-and-broken/)󠁿

 [WPYoda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjbkbklb/) fevriye 7, 2017

This plugin flags all comments as spam. I can only post a comment to my own site,
if I’m logged in as admin. What a shame. This seemed like a cool idea. 🙁

 [ Read all 10 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“BotBlocker” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Brandon Fenning ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brandonfenning/)

[Translate “BotBlocker” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/botblocker)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/botblocker/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/botblocker/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/botblocker/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/botblocker/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.4

 * Fixed bug with mechanism that prevents comments from directly being submitted
   to wp-comments-post.php.

#### 1.0.3

 * Fixed bug that caused logged in users & admins to be flagged as spam bots. Registered
   users & admins will no longer be filtered by the spam bot system.

#### 1.0.2

 * Fixed debug mode

#### 1.0.1

 * Added screenshot of plugin settings screen
 * Tweaked menu option

#### 1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **14 years ago**
 *  Active installations **200+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.3.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/)
 * Tags
 * [akismet](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/akismet/)[bot](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bot/)
   [captcha](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captcha/)[comments](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)
   [spam](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/botblocker/advanced/)

## Ratings

 1.6 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  1 5-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  1 3-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  8 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Brandon Fenning ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brandonfenning/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botblocker/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](http://www.lform.com/)