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Block Spam Orders with Advanced Analytics

Case Study: Consistent Spam Orders in Wordpress WooCommerce.

by Akande Joshua · github.com/homezonic/block-woocommerce-spam-orders · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/homezonic/block-woocommerce-spam-orders/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/homezonic/block-woocommerce-spam-orders ↗

Author URL: https://jits.ng License: GPL-2.0+

A WordPress plugin for WooCommerce to block spam orders by rejecting suspicious email patterns. Includes advanced analytics to track blocked attempts over different time periods.

Features

  • Spam Email Blocking:

    • Detects spam emails based on patterns from customer names (full name or first + last name) with random numbers and Gmail domains.
    • Blocks such emails during checkout and notifies the user with a message.

  • Advanced Analytics:

    • Tracks the total number of blocked attempts.
    • Logs each block with a timestamp.
    • Provides detailed analytics for today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, and all time.

  • Dashboard Integration:

    • Adds a widget to the WordPress dashboard showing total blocked orders and today's blocked attempts.

  • Admin Analytics Page:

    • Dedicated page in the WordPress admin menu to view detailed block logs.
    • Real-time filtering by date range using a dropdown.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin files as a .zip.
  2. Go to your WordPress Admin Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
  3. Choose the downloaded .zip file and click Install Now.
  4. Activate the plugin.

Usage

Spam Detection

  • The plugin automatically validates emails during WooCommerce checkout.
  • It checks for two scenarios:
    • Emails derived from billing_first_name and billing_last_name.
    • Emails derived from billing_full_name.

Example of a blocked email pattern: JohnDoe.123456@gmail.com

Analytics

  1. Visit the Spam Block Analytics page under the WordPress admin menu.
  2. Use the dropdown to filter analytics by:
    • Today
    • Yesterday
    • Last 7 Days
    • Last 30 Days
    • All Time
  3. The dashboard widget also provides a quick summary.

Screenshots

Dashboard Widget

Dashboard Widget Screenshot

Detailed Analytics Page

Analytics Page Screenshot

Changelog

Version 1.4

  • Added dual support for billing_first_name + billing_last_name and billing_full_name.
  • Enhanced the admin analytics page with real-time date filtering.

Version 1.3

  • Introduced detailed analytics page.
  • Added analytics widget to the WordPress dashboard.

Version 1.2

  • Initial version with basic spam email detection and logging.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ license. See the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For support or feature requests, please visit https://jits.ng or contact Akande Joshua on homezonic@gmail.com