BotBlocker WordPress Plugin
Kills spam-bots, leaves humans standing. No CAPTCHAS, no math questions, no passwords, just spam blocking that stops spam-bots dead in their tracks.
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:
- Works out of the box to block spam
- Automatically stops spam-bots from commenting
- Zero hindrance to users: no CAPTCHAS, math questions, passwords or extra input required
- Zero false positives and ignores registered users
- Can be configured to completely block spam-bots or flag comments as spam
- Spam detection messages can be easily adjusted
- No javascript or cookies required
- Hooks into
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Usage of BotBlocker over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 538 to 357 — down 181 (-33.6%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 357 | -11 |
| June 2024 | 368 | -3 |
| May 2024 | 371 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 371 | -5 |
| March 2024 | 376 | -42 |
| February 2024 | 418 | -13 |
| January 2024 | 431 | -46 |
| December 2023 | 477 | -29 |
| November 2023 | 506 | +1 |
| October 2023 | 505 | -8 |
| September 2023 | 513 | -16 |
| August 2023 | 529 | -6 |
| July 2023 | 535 | -3 |
| June 2023 | 538 | — |
Themes used with BotBlocker
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Twentyeleven |
| 2 | Think |
| 3 | Divi |
| 4 | Genesis |
| 5 | Mmtheme |
| 6 | Cb3 |
| 7 | Twentyfourteen |
| 8 | Twentytwelve |
| 9 | Avada |
| 10 | Weaver-ii |
| 11 | Avenue |
| 12 | Headway |
| 13 | Mantra |
| 14 | Dt-the7 |
| 15 | Weaver-ii-pro |
| 16 | Ultimatum |
| 17 | Blissful |
| 18 | Truepixel |
| 19 | Vs-simplicity |
| 20 | Hueman |
Sites running BotBlocker
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