Spam IP Blocker

June 27, 2011

Spam IP Blocker Plugin

Free spam IP blocker according to public DNSBL bases.

This is a spam IP blocker. It is free. It marks any new comment as spam automatically when commenter’s IP exists in at least one of ‘.zen.spamhaus.org’ & ‘.bl.spamcop.net’.
Plugin is based on public DNSBL class.
Official page of DNSBL class on PHPClasses.org

Installation

  1. Upload folder spam-ip-blocker to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Place <?php do_action('plugin_name_hook'); ?> in your templates

FAQ

Why do I need one more anti-spam plugin?

Because I haven’t found any free plugins using biggest spam blocking lists all together.

Changelog

0.9

First version.

0.9.1

Now plugin uses just one default DNSBL checker.
DNSBL class also fixed to aviod this problem:
[http://www.spamhaus.org/faq/answers.lasso?section=DNSBL%20Usage#243 “Your DNSBL blocks the whole Internet!”]

0.9.2

Added the new feature of new DNSBL class version.
Group checking is back, ‘all’ key provides checking in group available checkers, now they are ‘spamhaus’ & ‘spamcop’.
See readme of DNSBL class for details:
[http://www.phpclasses.org/package/6994-PHP-Check-spam-IP-address-in-DNS-black-lists.html “DNSBL class on PHPClasses.org”]

Details

  • Version: 0.9.2
  • Active installations: 100
  • Tested up to: 3.1.4

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