Stop Spammers vs wpDiscuz
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| Feature | Stop Spammers v2026.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | wpDiscuz v7.6.73 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | July 18, 2026 | October 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Stop Spammers Classic | wpDiscuz · wpDiscuz add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Checks IPs against StopForumSpam, BotScout and Akismet; Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms; Allow list, block list and activity reports | Comments stored in the site's own WordPress database; AJAX comments, threaded replies, voting and ratings; Social login and reCAPTCHA in the free core |
| Cons | Legacy build; new features are not planned; Successor Dam Spam is the recommended plugin; Several external lookups send visitor IPs to third-party services | Some options appear as locked previews until a paid add-on is bought; Some features depend on third-party provider settings; Admin add-on screens and paid teasers add to the settings screens |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Spam checks run on each request at init, Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms, Checks 404 hits for exploit-scanning bots, Allow list and block list screens, Reports of caught spam, Tor exit node and hosting-provider checks, Logs IP address on user registration and login | AJAX comment posting and live comment area, Comment voting and post ratings, Email subscriptions to posts and comment threads, Social login with a dozen or more providers, Google reCAPTCHA on the comment form, Comments shortcode for any page, Paid add-ons managed from the wpDiscuz admin ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Facebook Graph API, Google sign-in, LinkedIn API, Instagram API, Disqus |
| Plugins | Akismet | — |
| Other | StopForumSpam, BotScout, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Solve Media | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, verify.solvemedia.com, www.stopforumspam.com, botscout.com, rest.akismet.com, api-secure.solvemedia.com | api.x.com, graph.qq.com, openapi.baidu.com, www.google.com, graph.facebook.com, api.instagram.com, api.linkedin.com, oauth2.googleapis.com, api.weibo.com, id.vk.ru, oauth.yandex.ru, api.weixin.qq.com, disqus.com, public-api.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |