Titan Anti-spam & Security

Anti-spam plugin blocks 100% of automatic spam messages (sent by spam-bots via post requests).
Plugin does not block manual spam (submitted by spammers manually via browser).

• Disqus
• Jetpack Comments
• AJAX Comment Form
• bbPress

The blocking algorithm is based on 2 methods: ‘invisible js-captcha’ and ‘invisible input trap’ (aka honeypot technique).

The ‘invisible js-captcha’ method is based on fact that bots does not have javascript on their user-agents.
Extra hidden field is added to comments form.
It is the question about the current year.
If the user visits site, than this field is answered automatically with javascript, is hidden by javascript and css and invisible for the user.
If the spammer will fill year-field incorrectly – the comment will be blocked because it is spam.

The ‘invisible input trap’ method is based on fact that almost all the bots will fill inputs with name ’email’ or ‘url’.
Extra hidden field is added to comments form.
This field is hidden for the user and user will not fill it.
But this field is visible for the spammer.
If the spammer will fill this trap-field with anything – the comment will be blocked because it is spam.

You can find the info block with total spam blocked counter in the admin comments section.
You can hide or show this info block in the “Screen Options” section.
The visibility option for this info block is saved per user.

Plugin blocks spam only in comments form section and does not block spam from any other forms on site.
If you installed and activated the plugin and you still receiving spam – probably this could be because of some other forms on your site (for example feedback form).

Users rarely use trackbacks because it is manual and requires extra input. Spammers uses trackbacks because it is easy to cheat here.
Users use pingbacks very often because they work automatically. Spammers does not use pingbacks because backlinks are checked.
So trackbacks are blocked but pingbacks are enabled.

Titan supports all modern browsers.

Anti-spam plugin works with disabled JavaScript. JavaScript is disabled on less than 1% of devices.
Users with disabled JavaScript should manually fill catcha-like input before submitting the comment.

If site has caching plugin enabled and cache is not cleared or if theme does not use ‘comment_form’ action
and there is no plugin inputs in comments form – plugin tries to add hidden fields automatically using JavaScript.

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You may check out the source code of the plugin.
The plugin is pretty small and easy to read.

Titan blocks automated spam comments generated by spam bots using background filtering techniques and behavioral analysis.

Manual spam submitted directly through a browser may still require moderation. You can combine Titan with comment moderation settings for additional control.

Titan protects the WordPress comment form only.

If you are receiving spam through contact forms, feedback forms, or third-party form plugins, those forms require their own spam protection mechanism.

Yes. Titan includes login protection that limits failed login attempts and locks out suspicious activity. You can configure retry limits, lockout duration, and trusted IP addresses.

Titan uses multiple invisible validation techniques that operate in the background without interrupting real visitors.

These include behavioral checks, hidden field validation, and automated spam pattern detection.

The goal is to block spam comments without requiring captcha or affecting legitimate users.

Titan works even if JavaScript is disabled.

In rare cases where JavaScript is unavailable, users may be required to complete a minimal validation step before submitting a comment.

Yes. Titan displays the total number of blocked spam comments in the WordPress admin area.
You can show or hide this counter using the Screen Options panel.

Yes. Titan works with most caching plugins.

If comment form elements are not rendered properly due to aggressive caching or custom themes, Titan attempts to inject required validation fields automatically.

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