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Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

by Ryan Howard · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 7.0+

Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,877 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 17, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
3,877
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • For default comments in a post after submitting, if blocklisted, the comment will go to Spam status, whereas the default functionality would be to send that…
  • We’re currently configured to work with Contact Form 7, Formidable Forms and Gravity Forms
  • Add keywords you want to block to the WordPress admin area under Settings > Discussion > Disallowed Comment Keys
  • Upon activation, the plugin will automatically populate three keywords by default in the “Disallowed Comment Keys” field in the WP Admin area. This is so you…
  • CAUTION: Even though this is a significantly less blunt approach than the default WordPress functionality, please be careful. If you add the word “appointment”…

Details

Change the default WordPress comment blocklist functionality to exact match and save entries marked as spam for review.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms competes in

Tags

  • anti-spam
  • blacklist
  • contact form 7
  • formidable
  • gravity forms

More from Ryan Howard

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Nov 17, 2025
First published
Sep 15, 2020
Requires WordPress
–
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms FAQ

What does Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms offers For default comments in a post after submitting, if blocklisted, the comment will go to Spam status, whereas the default functionality would be to send that, We’re currently configured to work with Contact Form 7, Formidable Forms and Gravity Forms, Add keywords you want to block to the WordPress admin area under Settings > Discussion > Disallowed Comment Keys, Upon activation, the plugin will automatically populate three keywords by default in the “Disallowed Comment Keys” field in the WP Admin area. This is so you and CAUTION: Even though this is a significantly less blunt approach than the default WordPress functionality, please be careful. If you add the word “appointment”.

How many active installs does Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms as of September 7, 2026.

Is Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on November 17, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Is Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms free?

Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.