Title: bbP Auto Block Spammers Author: shanebp Published: November 9, 2018 Last modified: April 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/bbp-auto-block-spammers.svg) # bbP Auto Block Spammers By [shanebp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shanebp/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/) ## Description Allow your moderators to block spammers from using the forum. Moderators can mark Topics and Replies as spam, but they cannot change the forum role of a user. This plugin allows them to block users without giving moderators additional access to wp-admin. If a user exceeds the spam limit as set by the ‘Spam Limit’ field in bbPress Settings, the forum role for that user will be changed to ‘Blocked’, meaning they can no longer use the forums. If moderators unspam the posts by a user and the number of spam entries by that user falls below the Spam Limit, then the forum role for that user will be changed to ‘Participant’. Site admins can review and set the number of spam flags, if any, for each user at the bottom of the Edit User screen in wp-admin. This plugin is very lightweight. It does not manipulate posts. It only fires when a Topic or Reply is marked as spam or unspam. For more information about this plugin, please visit [bbP Auto Block Spammers](https://www.philopress.com/products/bbp-auto-block-spammers/) ## Screenshots * [[ * The bbPress settings screen, showing the Spam Limit field ## Installation 1. Upload the zip on the Plugins > Add screen in wp-admin 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to wp-admin > Settings > Forums. Under ‘Forum User Settings’, find ‘Spam Limit’, enter a number and Save. It will default to zero. ## FAQ ### Multi-site support * Yes. Network activate and then set the Spam Limit on a per blog basis ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a714a4f118e06b03e1a5a8b84c5d286570f1deb2534eacd0f79953139e24807a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good for helping to control spammers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-for-helping-to-control-spammers/)󠁿 [shanebp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shanebp/) November 9, 2018 This plugin makes it easy to give your bbPress moderators an additional tool to control spam in your forums. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “bbP Auto Block Spammers” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ shanebp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shanebp/) * [ BuddyDev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddydev/) * [ Brajesh Singh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbrajesh/) [Translate “bbP Auto Block Spammers” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bbp-auto-block-spammers/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bbp-auto-block-spammers/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bbp-auto-block-spammers/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bbp-auto-block-spammers/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2 * Tested in 5.4 * fix php notice re Undefined variable #### 1.1 * Tested in 5.0 #### 1.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/) * Tags * [bbPress](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bbpress/)[block](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/) [spam](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-auto-block-spammers/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-auto-block-spammers/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ shanebp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shanebp/) * [ BuddyDev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddydev/) * [ Brajesh Singh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbrajesh/) ## Support Got something to say? 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