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\ud83d\udcac Ask Question<\/a> | \ud83d\udce7 Email Me<\/a><\/p>\n\n

A simplified, restored, and preserved version of the original Stop Spammers plugin.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83e\udd6a Buy Me a Sandwich<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Development for Stop Spammers has slowed down; I recommend switching to Dam Spam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83e\uddd0 Why, What Happened?<\/a><\/p>\n\n

However, rest-assured that if you can't migrate to Dam Spam, I'll still continue making sure that Stop Spammers is safe, stable, and supported.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udedf Get Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Go to Plugins > Add New<\/em> from your WP admin menu, search for Stop Spammers<\/em>, install, and activate.<\/p>\n\n

OR<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Download the plugin and unzip it.<\/li>\n
  2. Upload the plugin folder to your wp-content\/plugins<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n
  3. Activate the plugin from the plugins page in the admin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    I'm locked out of my admin!<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    You'll need to access your site files (most likely via FTP), navigate to \/wp-content\/plugins<\/em>, and rename the \/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin<\/em> folder by adding a \"1\" to the beginning. Once you're back in your admin, remove the \"1\" from the folder name and make sure to add yourself to the Allow List.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use Stop Spammers with Cloudflare?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. But, you may need to restore visitor IPs<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use Stop Spammers with Wordfence (and other spam and security plugins)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. The two can compliment each other. However, if you have only a small amount of hosting resources (mainly memory) or aren't even allowing registration on your website, using both might be overkill.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use Stop Spammers with WooCommerce (and other ecommerce plugins)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. But, in some configurations, you may need to go to Stop Spammers > Protection Options > Toggle on the option for \"Only Use the Plugin for Standard WordPress Forms\" > Save<\/em> if you're running into any issues.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use Stop Spammers with Akismet?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. Stop Spammers can even check Akismet for an extra layer of protection.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use Stop Spammers with Jetpack?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes and no. You can use all Jetpack features except for Jetpack Protect, as it conflicts with Stop Spammers.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Why is 2FA failing?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Under Protection Options<\/em>, toggle off the \"Check Credentials on All Login Attempts\" option and try again.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Is Stop Spammers GDPR-compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. Under most circumstances<\/a>. Stop Spammers itself does not attempt to collect any PII, and collects only the minimum data needed for anti-spam control. However, enabling third-party protections introduces new data collection on external servers that could break GDPR. See the next FAQ.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    What third-party services are used and what data is sent to them?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    There are several optional services you may use that involve sending data to third parties including: Google reCAPTCHA<\/a>, hCaptcha<\/a>, 2Captcha<\/a>, Spamhaus<\/a>, Stop Forum Spam<\/a>, Project Honeypot<\/a>, and BotScout<\/a>. You may wish to read each services' privacy policy to see if you're comfortable using them, but generally speaking, whenever someone for example tries to use a contact form on your website, their IP address, name, and email may be sent to these services to check against spam blocklists.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    2026.3<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Fixed issue with the Spam Words list not maintaining phrases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      2026.2<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Improved handling of emails in allow and block lists<\/li>\n
      • CSRF fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        2026.1<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Recommendation to migrate to Dam Spam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          2026<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • CSRF fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            2025.5<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • CSRF fixes<\/li>\n
            • Fixed crash bug caused by incorrectly added IP ranges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              2025.4<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Cleanup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                2025.3<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Donations needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  2025.2<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    2025.1<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Fixes (aggressive escaping breaking stuff)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      2025<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Recovered version, which has been cleaned up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        2024.7<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Previous version, which I still consider safe to use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          Credits: Created and maintained by Keith P. Graham (@kpgraham) from 2010-2017. Adopted and maintained by Web Guy (@webguyio) from 2017-2026.<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"A simplified, restored, and preserved version of the original Stop Spammers plugin.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/webguyio"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}