Introduction to the SPAM Protection Zone

SPAM Protection feature blocks WordPress Comment SPAM and Contact Form SPAM.

It's accessible from within the main Shield sidebar menu > Configure > SPAM.

Access to SPAM Protection Zone

This feature is composed of the following components:

• Block Bot SPAM - Block 99.9% of all WordPress comment SPAM using silentCAPTCHA.
• Block Human SPAM - Block Comment SPAM posted by humans.
• Trusted Commenter Minimum - Minimum number of approved comments before commenter is trusted.
• Comments Cooldown - Prevents comment floods and ensures a minimum period before any further comments are accepted on the site.
• Contact Form SPAM Checking - Block contact form from SPAM suspected bots without your users having to click CAPTCHAs.