By default it get's the data from Github by Grant Hutchinson ) but you can also get them from any URL or from local blacklist txt file..
We decided to create this enhanced version of the plugin, because we wanted to be able to add blacklists without using filters from WordPress administration.
And we also wanted to have more information about SETTINGS DISCUSSION for example when the blacklist was updated and when it will be updated next time, when the blacklist sources were updated, etc..
Blacklist from URL You paste URL to the blacklist and if the file exists and can be accesed it will be used as blacklist source..
If you want to include blacklist for the site, you can upload blacklist txt file to the UPLOADS folder and it will also be taken into account.
The blacklist txt file has to be in the root of the UPLOADS folder it will not be recognized if it's for example in uploads 2025 12 and the file has to be accesible via http https ...
If you replace all blacklists with the filter, the settings done in WordPress administration will be ignored.
By default it get's the data from Github but you can also get them from any URL or from local blacklist txt file..
Contact Form 7 encourages to use Akismet, reCaptcha and the blacklist to reduce contact form spam..
Since 2011 Grant Hutchinson has been identifying and compiling over 34,000 phrases, patterns, and keywords used by spammers and comment bots in usernames, email addresses, link text, and URIs..
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