Privacy-first local moderation for link-only and low-effort comment spam, with honeypot and form-timing traps. No external service.
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AOS Comment Spam Cleanupv1.6.3
Clean up comment spam by URL pattern, schedule auto-cleanups, block bots with a honeypot, and auto-score comment quality — all in one panel.
Find spam comments by links, author URL or SQL injection probes, then bulk delete them in one click. Clean up thousands of comments fast.
Comments – EchoThreadv1.5.2
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.
A comprehensive local WordPress comment-management suite for comment control, spam protection, moderation, cleanup and engagement.
Blueforce Spam Protectv1.3.1
Blocks form and comment spam without captcha. All checks run on your own server, your visitors' messages never go to an external service.
A simple and lightweight yet rock-solid plugin that blocks comment spam using multiple automatic detection methods.
Zeno Report Commentsv2.3.2
This plugin gives your visitors the possibility to report a comment as inappropriate. After a set threshold the comment is put into moderation.
Offline-first comment spam protection for WordPress with multiple configurable detection checks.
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.