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Manzari Anti-Spam Shield

A lightweight anti-spam plugin using honeypot, timing, keyword, and reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox protection. Blocks bots silently while keeping UX clean.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.4.6
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update15 Nov 202511mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Manzari Anti-Spam Shield version 1.4.6 as active, updated 11mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Manzari Anti-Spam Shield protects your WordPress comment forms from automated spam using multiple layers of defense:

  • 🔒 Hidden honeypot field to catch bots
  • ⏱️ Submission timing detection to block fast spam bots
  • 🧠 Keyword blocking for suspicious phrases
  • ✅ Optional Google reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox
  • 📊 Dashboard widget showing total spam blocked

Lightweight, fast, and privacy-friendly — no unnecessary external calls (unless you enable reCAPTCHA).

org compliance.

External Services

This plugin uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 to help protect comment forms from automated spam.

When reCAPTCHA is enabled, the plugin loads the Google reCAPTCHA script from:

js

When a comment form is submitted, the plugin sends the following data to Google for verification:

• The reCAPTCHA response token

• The user’s IP address

• Your site’s secret key

This verification request is sent to:

com/recaptcha/api/siteverify

Google reCAPTCHA is provided by Google LLC.

com/terms

com/privacy

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • anti spam
  • comments
  • recaptcha
  • security
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity15 Nov 202511mo ago

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