Title: Stop Spammers Classic Author: Web Guy Published: August 10, 2010 Last modified: July 18, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/assets/banner-772x250.jpg? rev=3377746) ![](https://ps.w.org/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3377746) # Stop Spammers Classic By [Web Guy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/) ## Description [💬 Ask Question](https://github.com/webguyio/dam-spam/issues) | [📧 Email Me](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/webguywork@gmail.com?output_format=md) Stop Spammers is now [Dam Spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dam-spam/). Switching is easy. All of your settings migrate over automatically in the background. Stop Spammers Classic is legacy code that will receive security patches only moving forward. đŸ„Ș [Buy me a sandwich](https://github.com/sponsors/webguyio) to help preserve Stop Spammers Classic or further project development in Dam Spam if you rely on either of them. ## Installation Go to _Plugins > Add New_ from your WP admin menu, search for _Stop Spammers_, install, and activate. OR 1. Download the plugin and unzip it. 2. Upload the plugin folder to your wp-content/**plugins** folder. 3. Activate the plugin from the plugins page in the admin. ## FAQ ### I’m locked out of my admin! You’ll need to access your site files (most likely via FTP), navigate to _/wp-content/ plugins_, and rename the _/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin_ 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. ### Can I use Stop Spammers with Cloudflare? Yes. But, you may need to [restore visitor IPs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/restoring-visitor-ips/restoring-original-visitor-ips/). ### Can I use Stop Spammers with Wordfence (and other spam and security plugins)? 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. ### Can I use Stop Spammers with WooCommerce (and other ecommerce plugins)? 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_ if you’re running into any issues. ### Can I use Stop Spammers with Akismet? Yes. Stop Spammers can even check Akismet for an extra layer of protection. ### Can I use Stop Spammers with Jetpack? Yes and no. You can use all Jetpack features except for Jetpack Protect, as it conflicts with Stop Spammers. ### Why is 2FA failing? Under _Protection Options_, toggle off the “Check Credentials on All Login Attempts” option and try again. ### Is Stop Spammers GDPR-compliant? Yes. [Under most circumstances](https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/28603/how-to-satisfy-gdprs-consent-requirement-for-ip-logging). 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. ### What third-party services are used and what data is sent to them? There are several optional services you may use that involve sending data to third parties including: [Google reCAPTCHA](https://policies.google.com/privacy), [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy), [2Captcha](https://2captcha.com/privacy-policy), [Spamhaus](https://www.spamhaus.org/privacy-notice/), [Stop Forum Spam](https://www.stopforumspam.com/privacy), [Project Honeypot](https://www.projecthoneypot.org/privacy_policy.php), and [BotScout](https://botscout.com/w3c/privacy.htm). 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. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/94c345857788897c3a761088070baeeae8152a7fd4631fd8b492298ca1dfe886? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[reCAPTCHA functionality bug locked me out of the website](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recaptcha-functionality-bug-locked-me-out-of-the-website/)󠁿 [dnikod](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dnikod/) December 20, 2025 1 reply It worked well for a year, but after the .3 update, it didn’t allow customers to log in or register. They were automatically landing on the block list. Enabling reCAPTCHA v2 for forms led me to being locked out of my own website, since it didn’t show reCAPTCHA options on the front end to be solved. There’s a bug. Permanently deleting this plugin, hopefully they will resolve the issues ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a2faa4b093f3e50b3ab8db2393816d3aef26f08c2ecbf416ba8ef35069640488? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[DOESN’T WORK](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dindt-work/)󠁿 [alsoto007](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alsoto007/) August 12, 2024 I tried blocking one email address and the submission still goes through when I test using the email address. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/171b755255820d37b7b7d9e27ad1329ffe4c7d851094c0a5b90ce597c8f00cec? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I tried blocking countries and it didn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-tried-blocking-countries-and-it-didnt-work/)󠁿 [Sujit B](https://profiles.wordpress.org/useraccount99/) June 17, 2024 I blocked few countries that I don’t want my website to be accessed from however, it failed miserably. All the blocked countries could access my website.Not useful. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2d9df3b7b83213c4fb851beab1c9d055ff38cd8567d4eea25d1097b85c487c43? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This feature is temporarily banned for security reasons.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-feature-is-temporarily-banned-for-security-reasons/)󠁿 [Olga Jascin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/1attimo/) May 28, 2024 Our website stopped working for everyone.By turning all plugins off and on one by one we found the culprit.We use this free version plugin, it asks for money with a big message on all pages, covering most of the window, impossible to close. If you click “Close” it takes you to its page.We closed this message by clicking “Always Hide” and, not immediately, found our site not working with:”This feature is temporarily banned for security reasons. Please try again to log in.” After deactivating this plugin everything returned to normal. We do not have time to investigate. Please know. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8906b406710792fb14593f6ab44c860136dc3c25b80024d1e85cda1626a6f71d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Site Saver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-saver-4/)󠁿 [dariush11](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dariush11/) May 26, 2024 I’ve tested many captcha plugins and services, but my site has many many spam registrations. After installing this plugin, my spam registrations reduced to zero. Thanks to developers ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e72e2390bd976e9cab72c858be15294ef2300c3165a66981f0c283c5f3f1231? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Stop SPAM did not work!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-spam-did-not-work/)󠁿 [christiantraveler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/christiantraveler/) May 24, 2024 Stop SPAM did not work!  I mean I spent some time thinking that it might but I still received spammers hitting my site.  The layout is great and simple to use which I liked but when something doesn’t work it just is of no use!  I finally went to the top of the line blockers and had to install a database and upgrade my php data base from 7.4 to 8.0.   Yea a lot more work to do but it works great and I mean the top of the line blocker works.  Look at the reviews for the best blocker and try it too.  Lots more work to do but in the end, it works.   However this Stop SPAM needs more work to do as it has nice features but it does not work.   [ Read all 244 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Stop Spammers Classic” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) * [ Keith P. Graham ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kpgraham/) “Stop Spammers Classic” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Stop Spammers Classic” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2026.6 * Development for Stop Spammers has ended #### 2026.5 * Code cleanup #### 2026.4 * Security patches #### 2026.3 * Fixed issue with the Spam Words list not maintaining phrases #### 2026.2 * Improved handling of emails in allow and block lists * CSRF fixes #### 2026.1 * Recommendation to migrate to Dam Spam #### 2026 * CSRF fixes #### 2025.5 * CSRF fixes * Fixed crash bug caused by incorrectly added IP ranges #### 2025.4 * Cleanup #### 2025.3 * Donations needed #### 2025.2 * Bug fixes #### 2025.1 * Fixes (aggressive escaping breaking stuff) #### 2025 * Recovered version #### 2024.7 * Previous version Credits: Created and maintained by Keith P. Graham (@kpgraham) from 2010-2017. Adopted and maintained by Web Guy (@webguyio) from 2017-2026. ## Community plugin This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/webguyio/dam-spam/issues) ## Meta * Version **2026.6** * Last updated **2 weeks ago** * Active installations **30,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin) * Tags * [anti-spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/anti-spam/)[no spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/no-spam/) [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)[spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) [spam protection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam-protection/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 198 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 6 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 8 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 6 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 25 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) * [ Keith P. Graham ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kpgraham/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://damspam.com/donate)