Dam Spam

dam-spam · By Web Guy
3k+ installs 4.3 (4) Updated 1 day ago v1.1.9 WP 7.1.4

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

1 scans · last scan 2 weeks ago

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Homepage Score

Impact measured on the public homepage

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v1.1.8 · 1 scan · Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions

Not enough data to publish the grade (15 scans min, currently 1).

What it adds to every page load

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0 ms
Added memory
0.0 MB
SQL queries
+10
CSS/JS files
+0
External calls
0

Admin Score

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About

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Dam Spam is a spam protection plugin that blocks spam registrations, login attempts, comments, and contact form submissions. It provides multiple layers of protection including IP blocking, email validation, CAPTCHA challenges, and integration with third-party spam detection services.

How it Works

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Dam Spam runs a series of configurable checks on registrations, logins, comments, and form submissions. When a submission is flagged as potentially suspicious, you can choose to block it outright or present a CAPTCHA challenge. Legitimate users are cached to speed up future submissions, while known spam sources are permanently blocked.

Features

Configuration

After installation, go to the Dam Spam settings in your WordPress admin to:

Differences from Stop Spammers

Dam Spam is a fork of Stop Spammers. While the core spam protection functionality remains similar, Dam Spam’s file and code structure has been significantly cleaned up and modernized.

Addon Support

Dam Spam supports custom spam checks via addons. Create a separate plugin with this structure:

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Tags
anti-spam no spam security spam spam protection

Per-version history

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Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v1.1.8 1 scan — 2 weeks ago

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Scan history

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Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
2 weeks ago v1.1.8 Homepage 94/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB