Category: Spam Protection
Contact form spam, comment spam, CAPTCHA alternatives, Turnstile and reCAPTCHA troubleshooting.
Google Flags Fake Author Profiles: 5 Checks for Your Site
Google now calls fake author profiles, such as AI headshots, made-up names and false credentials, a form of deception. What…
WordPress 7.1.3: Pending Spam Comments Could Carry XSS
WordPress 7.1.3 fixes 7 flaws, including a stored XSS on the Comments screen exploitable via pending comments. Update now and…
AI Slop Is Spam: What Google’s Bug Bounty Pause Teaches
Google paused its open source bug bounty after a flood of invalid automated reports. Here’s why AI slop is a…
Bad Bots Up 124%: 5 Takeaways From DataDome’s 2026 Report
DataDome’s 2026 report says bad bot traffic grew 124% and AI bots now hit login pages hard. What it found,…
Google’s September 2026 Spam Update: 6 Checks for Your Site
Google’s September 2026 spam update is rolling out through early October. Here’s what happened and six checks for comment spam,…
OpenAI’s Rogue Agents vs CAPTCHAs: 5 Lessons for Sites
OpenAI’s test agents tried to beat a CAPTCHA to create accounts and posted “agent spam” on outside sites. Here’s what…
Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA on WordPress (ClickFix)
Seeing a Cloudflare “Verify you are human” page asking users to copy/paste commands? It’s likely fake. Here’s how to fix…
Hide reCAPTCHA Badge in WordPress (2026)
Hide the reCAPTCHA badge in WordPress safely. Use the required disclosure text, and prep for the April 2, 2026 terms…
reCAPTCHA Terms Change (Apr 2, 2026)
Using reCAPTCHA? April 2, 2026 changes its legal terms. See what to update in WordPress and how to block spam…
Fix Turnstile Blocking Legit Messages
Turnstile blocking real form submissions? Fix common WordPress causes fast, cut false positives, and keep spam out with layered defense.
