=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: pkthree
Donate link: http://www.theblog.ca
Tags: comments, spam, anti-spam, CAPTCHA
Requires at least: 2.0
Tested up to: 2.3
Stable tag: trunk

Stop a lot of spambots from polluting your site by making visitors identify a custom word displayed as an image before commenting.

== Description ==

Stop a lot of spambots from polluting your site by making visitors identify a random word displayed as an image before commenting. You can customize the pool of words to display.

= Features =

* Toggle whether registered users need to enter the word

* Random font display

* No cookies required

* No JavaScript required

* Auto-generated audio for visually impaired users

* Easy-to-read

* No mapping of words from the code -- words are used once or removed after 24 hours

* Reminder of what was entered if you get the word wrong

* Selective blocking of trackbacks, pingbacks

* Easy to translate

= Negatives =

* Purposely no obscuring techniques so that the anti-spam word is easy to read

* The more people who use this plugin, the more motivation for spambots to target it

= Requirements =

* GD Library and FreeType Library (There's a diagnostic page to tell you whether you have them installed. If needed, just ask your web host to install them!)

* WordPress 2.0 or higher (although that was released almost two years ago)

== Installation ==

Unzip all files to the folder custom-anti-spam in your plugins directory, so that the path is wp-content/plugins/custom-anti-spam/. Then activate the plugin via your WordPress admin section. The plugin should work directly "out of the box", but all instructions for customization are found by editing the plugin file (in your WordPress control panel, go to Plugins > Edit Plugins). If you are upgrading from a previous release, de-activate that release first.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Please visit the plugin page at http://www.theblog.ca/?p=21 with any questions.