WpDevArt Facebook Comments vs Stop Spammers
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| Feature | WpDevArt Facebook Comments v2.6.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Stop Spammers v2026.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | July 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Wpdevart Social comments · Wpdevart Social comments Pro ($) | Stop Spammers Classic |
| Pros | Facebook Comments box under posts and pages; Shortcode and automatic insertion options; Per-post control and ordering settings | Checks IPs against StopForumSpam, BotScout and Akismet; Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms; Allow list, block list and activity reports |
| Cons | Comments are stored by Facebook, not WordPress; Loads Facebook's SDK in visitors' browsers; Needs a Facebook App ID to be configured | Legacy build; new features are not planned; Successor Dam Spam is the recommended plugin; Several external lookups send visitor IPs to third-party services |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Facebook Comments box under posts and pages, Shortcode for the comments box, Automatic insertion into post content, Per-post comments setting in the editor, Upgrade link to the paid version ($) | Spam checks run on each request at init, Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms, Checks 404 hits for exploit-scanning bots, Allow list and block list screens, Reports of caught spam, Tor exit node and hosting-provider checks, Logs IP address on user registration and login |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Comments (SDK) | — |
| Plugins | — | Akismet |
| Other | — | StopForumSpam, BotScout, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Solve Media |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | connect.facebook.net | www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, verify.solvemedia.com, www.stopforumspam.com, botscout.com, rest.akismet.com, api-secure.solvemedia.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |