Antispam Bee

Antispam plugin with a sophisticated tool set for effective day to day comment and trackback spam-fighting. Build with data protection and privacy in …

4.8

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219

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700K

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Main benefits

Blocks spam comments

No captchas required

GDPR compliant

Free and ad-free

Effective spam detection

About this plugin

Categories: Security

Version: 2.11.6

Last updated: 15-03-2024

WordPress version: 4.5

Tested up to: 6.5.5

PHP version required: 5.2

Languages: Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch (Belgium) [+37]

Tags:

Comments Comment Block spam Anti-spam Antispam

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Overview

Antispam Bee is a comprehensive WordPress plugin designed to effectively block spam comments and trackbacks on your blog or website without the need for captchas or the transmission of personal data to third-party services. Completely free, ad-free, and fully GDPR compliant, Antispam Bee offers a robust set of customizable features including trusted commenter lists, Gravatar validation, language and country-based restrictions, BBCode link treatment, regular expression usage, local spam database checks, and email notifications for administrators. The plugin also supports automatic deletion of spam, selective spam indicator settings, and optional exclusions for trackbacks and pingbacks. Users can monitor spam statistics directly on their dashboard, access community support through WordPress forums, and contribute to the plugin’s ongoing development via GitHub.

Effective Spam Blocking

Blocks spam comments and trackbacks effectively
Does not require captchas
Does not send personal information to third-party services

User Trust and Flexibility

Trust approved commenters and those with a Gravatar
Consider the comment time for spam detection
Allow comments only in a certain language
Block or allow commenters from certain countries

Advanced Spam Detection

Treat BBCode links as spam
Use regular expressions for spam detection
Search local spam database for previously marked spammers
Select spam indicators to send comments to deletion directly

Administrative Control and Reporting

Notify admins by e-mail about incoming spam
Delete existing spam after a specified number of days
Display spam statistics on the dashboard
Optionally exclude trackbacks and pingbacks from spam detection

Features list

Feature

Free version

Blocks spam comments and trackbacks

Prevents spam comments and trackbacks from appearing on your site.

No captchas required

Eliminates the need for captchas to verify user authenticity.

Does not send personal information to third party services

Ensures user data is not shared with external services.

Free of charge

Available at no cost to the user.

Ad-free

Does not display any advertisements.

100% GDPR compliant

Fully adheres to GDPR regulations for data protection.

Pricing

Antispam Bee

$0 / free

Plan includes

Blocks spam comments and trackbacks

No captchas required

Does not send personal information to third party services

Free of charge

Ad-free

100% GDPR compliant

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Rating and reviews

4.8

Rating summary

219

Reviews

700K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users overwhelmingly appreciate the Antispam Bee plugin for its effectiveness in tackling spam comments, with many highlighting significant reductions or complete elimination of spam. Users find it easy to install and configure, with effective default settings, and appreciate its simplicity and lightweight nature. The plugin is praised for being GDPR-compliant and for working on multiple sites without issues. However, a few users report drawbacks, such as occasional blocking of legitimate comments, CLS (cumulative layout shift) issues, and incompatibility with Jetpack's contact form. Despite a few issues, the Antispam Bee plugin is well-received for its robust spam-fighting capabilities and user-friendly design.

Web Design Cheshire

20 Jan, 2025

Easy to setup and use and is highly effective.

kelson

15 Dec, 2024

Works quite well without calling out to a remote service, and doesn’t require your visitors to be using JavaScript. (Seriously, I posted a test comment using Dillo and it showed up in the moderation queue!) No need to deal with API keys or licensing. There are some optional tactics that will call a remote service for things like language identification, but so far it’s doing the job fine without them! The only problem I’ve had with it is that it only acts on comments, not on other features like contact forms.

nealumphred

30 Nov, 2024

Excellent plugin! So easy to use that even a simpleton like me got it right on my first try. Keep on keepin’ on …

leakp

18 Nov, 2024

I have tried many antispam plugins – Antispam Bee is the best by far. I highly recommend them. They solved spamming on my site.

Thane

15 Oct, 2024

An absolute unit, what else is there to say? Antispam Bee is simply the best.

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Antispam Bee

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Effective Spam Blocking

User Trust and Flexibility

Advanced Spam Detection

Administrative Control and Reporting

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

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FAQ

Does Antispam Bee prevents spam registrations or protects form plugins?

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Does Antispam Bee work with AJAX comment plugins or similar theme features?

Does Antispam Bee store any private user data, and is it compliant with GDPR?

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