Protect your WordPress site from unwanted visitors, spam, bots, and brute-force attacks with a lightweight and easy-to-use security solution.
Alternatives to Seriously Simple Spam Blocker
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Block VPNs, proxies, Tor, and spam on WordPress. Strengthen security and stop fake users with smart IP blocking via proxycheck.io.
Completely disables all backend comment submissions (wp-comments-post.php, REST API, XML-RPC) to stop ghost comment spam.
One-page WooCommerce checkout hardening; bot blocking, rate/sequence checks, business/email heuristics, and optional AVS-based risk signals.
A simple and lightweight yet rock-solid plugin that blocks comment spam using multiple automatic detection methods.
Security plugin blocking spam bots from harvesting email addresses, phone numbers & addresses. Dual-layer anti-spam protection with auto-detection.
No spam, no scams, just seamless experiences with Zero Spam for WordPress - the shield your site deserves.
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