{"id":245668,"date":"2025-08-24T19:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/spamscrubber\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:22:03","slug":"spamscrubber","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/spamscrubber\/","author":17055233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"SpamScrubber","header_author":"Richard Phillips","header_description":"A simple and robust anti-spam plugin that adds a submission delay, JavaScript token, and a honeypot field to your site's forms.","assets_banners_color":"344260","last_updated":"2025-08-24 19:22:03","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/spamscrubber.com","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":253,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"rphillipsca","date":"2025-08-24 19:22:03"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.0":"

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SpamScrubber helps block bots and spam submissions by:\n- Adding a customizable delay to all form submit buttons.\n- Obfuscating form actions for non-JavaScript users.\n- Adding a honeypot field (with customizable label) to trap bots.\n- Blocking direct POSTs by requiring a JavaScript token.\n- Providing admin stats for various spam attempt types.<\/p>\n\n

License<\/h3>\n\n

This plugin is free software released under the GPLv2 or later.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the spamscrubber<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
  3. Configure the plugin in Settings > SpamScrubber.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Will this affect all forms?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, all forms output on the front-end will have protection by default. You can exclude specific pages\/posts.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does this protect login\/registration forms?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No, it only targets public forms output in your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I use this with Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, etc?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, it works alongside most popular form plugins.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A simple and robust anti-spam plugin that adds a submission delay, JavaScript token, and a honeypot field to your site's forms.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/245668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245668"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/rphillipsca"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=245668"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=245668"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=245668"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=245668"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oci.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=245668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}