Title: WP-SpamShield
Author: redsand
Published: <strong>March 18, 2014</strong>
Last modified: November 12, 2017

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# wp-spamshield

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-spamshield/)

## Description

This plugin has been closed as of October 28, 2017 and is not available for download.
This closure is permanent. Reason: Guideline Violation.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/001a6675970e651c8794535b3fadc48440b924b6e3b416eccbcc54ac27487a0c?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Thank you](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-2051/)󠁿

 [geraldkanyingi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geraldkanyingi/) July 9, 2019

Automatically stops spam on my blogs. Thanks

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e2b1e146a0299d49980a779f6d56ea444a3be74c815f261b95c6dfc5fa348149?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-5884/)󠁿

 [danschultz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danschultz/) June 5, 2019

Great plugin — easy to use spam blocker!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b4567a987e7693b050240538a770d40b7d39731fa1c5b7c95550f85c327836d?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Thank you, WP-SpamShield!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-wp-spamshield/)󠁿

 [1theonething](https://profiles.wordpress.org/1theonething/) May 14, 2019

Thank you, WP-SpamShield!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa3bc4d1f0663d5ff9c25026e9cbcbd4b3ce855d7bc88964d36e289ca2d63508?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Lijkt uitstekend te werken](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lijkt-uitstekend-te-werken/)󠁿

 [desireescheid](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desireescheid/) May 8, 2019

Lijkt uitstekend te werken.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a86cd96604477628ec7d2820c2b0ebb12374130a4db158cfe228949c8fb8996?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent application](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-application-4/)󠁿

 [snailshoe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/snailshoe/) May 2, 2019

Blocks all spam. Haven’t had any since I installed it!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47df1c3ac4afb155f1d93368c355b61137b97a744f45af3db7c383059e2f0089?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-4849/)󠁿

 [jurajlip](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jurajlip/) April 29, 2019

Does the job and does not require any attention.

 [ Read all 1,181 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-spamshield/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“WP-SpamShield” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Red Sand Media Group ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redsand/)
 *   [ Blackhawk Cybersecurity ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blackhawkcybersec/)
 *   [ RSMG Tech Support ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rsm-support/)

“WP-SpamShield” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-spamshield/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “WP-SpamShield” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-spamshield)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-spamshield/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-spamshield/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-spamshield/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-spamshield/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.9.21**
 *  Last updated **9 years ago**
 *  Active installations **N/A**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.8.28**
 *  PHP version ** 5.3 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/),
   and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-spamshield)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/advanced/)