Title: Defendium Checker
Author: defendium
Published: <strong>ఆగస్ట్ 29, 2024</strong>
Last modified: ఆగస్ట్ 29, 2024

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used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Defendium Checker

 By [defendium](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defendium/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/defendium-checker.1.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/#installation)
 * [Development](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/defendium-checker/)

## Description

Defendium-Checker is an innovative WordPress plugin designed to safeguard your website’s
comment section from spam. By utilizing the robust Defendium API, this plugin meticulously
scans incoming comments, effectively identifying and blocking spam. It’s a must-
have tool for website owners seeking to maintain the integrity and cleanliness of
their comment areas.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `defendium-checker` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Defendium works out of the box. Settings can be adjusted from the WordPress ‘Comments’
    section.

## FAQ

### What is Defendium-Checker?

Defendium-Checker is a WordPress plugin that uses the Defendium API to check comments
for spam.

This plugin relies on the third-party “Defendium” API to check whether or not a 
submitted comment is spam.

### When is this check activated?

The spam check is activated in the following scenarios:

 * When a new comment is submitted by a user.
 * When an administrator manually checks pending comments for spam via the plugin
   settings page.

The spam check process involves sending submitted comment data to the third-party
Defendium API for analysis. The API returns

### Do I need a separate API key?

Yes, you need to sign up for a Defendium API key to use this plugin. API keys are
free and can be obtained at https://defendium.com.

### TOS & Privacy Policy

[Defendium API Terms of Service](https://defendium.com/terms) and [Privacy Policy](https://defendium.com/privacy).
By using this plugin, you agree to these terms.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Defendium Checker” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ defendium ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defendium/)

[Translate “Defendium Checker” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/defendium-checker)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/defendium-checker/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/defendium-checker/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/defendium-checker/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/defendium-checker/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.2

 * Improvements to Internationalisation.

#### 1.1.1

 * Minor fixes based on plugin review.

#### 1.1

 * Confirmed support for WordPress 6.5.3.
 * Updated the readme to link to the Defendium API privacy policy and terms of service.

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.2**
 *  Last updated **2 సంవత్సరాలు ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.5.8**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/)
 * Tags
 * [api](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/api/)[comments](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)
   [security](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)[spam](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/)
   [spam protection](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam-protection/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/defendium-checker/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ defendium ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defendium/)

## Support

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