Title: [Plugin: WP Simple SpamCheck] Plugin does not work with Javascript disabled.
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP Simple SpamCheck] Plugin does not work with Javascript disabled.

 *  Resolved [inge12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inge12/)
 * (@inge12)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/)
 * I tested this plugin on a test site.
 * Attempting to leave comments resulted in a blank page–whether the comment was
   copied/pasted, a brief typed comment, or a longer comment.
 * I checked the code, and it is probably because I disabled Javascript for testing
   purposes.
 * In other words, the plugin requires Javascript. This should be stated in the 
   Installation instruction. I have not tested it with Javascript enabled.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simple-spamcheck/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simple-spamcheck/)

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 *  [Seji](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seji/)
 * (@seji)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/#post-3099857)
 * Same here. sometimes even when js is active blank screen issue happens (like 
   sth was not kicking in, at least in Opera)
 *  Plugin Author [sdesalas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdesalas/)
 * (@sdesalas)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/#post-3099868)
 * Hiya Inge12, Seji:
 * Thanks for taking time to test the [WP Simple Spamcheck](http://desalasworks.com/wp-simple-spamcheck/)
   plugin and provide feedback. I appreciate your comments about the fact the plugin
   does not work with JavaScript disabled.
 * Unfortunately I’m not planning to provide a version of the plugin that degrades
   gracefully in the event there is no javascript, for the following reasons:
 * 1. JavaScript being disabled is an edge-case not worth coding for in my opinion,
   as you are only catering to 1% of traffic, and these users will be accustomed
   to a degraded user experience.
 * 2. It would provide an exploit for spammers that is much easier to circumvent,
   reducing the effectiveness of the plugin.
 * However, I do appreciate there was no warning of the fact the plugin will not
   work with JavaScript turned off, and that the user experience is affected (blank
   screen) and so I will:
 * 1. Update the plugin description in order to inform webmasters so they can choose
   alternative plugins that work without JavaScript.
 * 2. Redirect these requests to the page that submitted the comment – even though
   this means 1% of comments getting lost in the ether (I host several websites 
   so I get way too many comments), the user experience will no be affected for 
   these users.
 * Regards,
    Steven de Salas
 *  [Seji](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seji/)
 * (@seji)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/#post-3099869)
 * Hey sdesalas,
 * Thanks for your response. 🙂
    If possible, some sort of a pre-submit warning 
   message or a post-submit comment would be nice just to give a simple info that
   user has to have js turned on to post a comment.
 *  Plugin Author [sdesalas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdesalas/)
 * (@sdesalas)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/#post-3099872)
 * Sure Seji, sounds like a straight forward change that is helpful for non-js users,
   without giving spammers any advantage.

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## Tags

 * [blank-screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/blank-screen/)
 * [javascript](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/javascript/)

 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [sdesalas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdesalas/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-simple-spamcheck-plugin-does-not-work-with-javascript-disabled/#post-3099872)
 * Status: resolved