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Habibur Comment Blockerv1.0.0
Effortlessly disable comments and pingbacks sitewide to improve performance and security.
No spam in comments. No captcha.
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 zero-bloat utility to stop review spam. Disable guest reviews for WooCommerce and require login for site-wide comments with one click.
Onsite Spam Guardv1.7.1
Spam protection for comments, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, Jetpack and WP Job Manager forms — no external services, API keys or CAPTCHAs.
Stops media comment spamming by removing the ability to comment on attachments.
Spam Prevention for WP Contact Form 7 (manage multiple contact forms) and WordPress Comments.
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.
Disable comments everywhere or per post type, clean the admin, block spam via XML-RPC & REST, remove pingbacks, and bulk-delete comments.