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=== Stop Media Comment Spamming ===
Contributors: DeveloperWil
Tags: Stop Comment Spam,Stop Media Comment Spam,Stop Media Comments,Remove Media Comments,Remove Attachment Comments
Requires at least: 5.2
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.6
Stable tag: 1.8.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Stops media comment spamming by removing the ability to comment on attachments.

== Description ==

If you find your media file attachments are being targeted by spam comments then here is the solution for you.

Stop Media Comment Spamming removes the ability for visitors to comment on media attachments.  It does *not* remove commenting from any other part of your WordPress installation.

Visitors will still be able to comment on your posts and pages.

*Why would you need this plugin?*

WordPress natively allows comments to be left on any file in the Media Library.

Unfortunately spammers can target this and quickly leave horrible and unrelated comments on your site.

WordPress provides no way in Admin Dashboard to disable this feature.

Some of the spam seems to get through popular spam filtering plugins.

You still want to allow visitors to comments on your posts and pages.

If only there was a plugin that allowed you to stop visitors leaving comments on media files.

Ta da!  Here's one.

= Plugin Page =
[Stop Media Comment Spamming](https://zeropointdevelopment.com/stopping-wordpress-media-attachment-comment-spamming/ "Stop Media Commpent Spamming WordPress Plugin")

== Installation ==

1. Download the plugin zip file & unzip it
2. Copy the folder stop-media-comment-spamming into the directory /wp-content/plugins/ 
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Your media library file attachments now have their comments disabled.

No more spam for those.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does the plugin do anything else? =

Nope.

== Screenshots ==

1. Before the plugin.  Comments on attachments are open.
2. After plugin has been activated.  Comments on attachments disappear.

== Changelog ==
= 1.8.3 =
* Tested on WordPress 6.0

= 1.8.2 =
* Tested on WordPress 5.6

= 1.8.1 =
* Tested on WordPress 5.0.3

= 1.8.0 =
* Moved to minor release versioning (added extra .0)
* Tested on WordPress 4.8.1
* Added Requires PHP tag
* Renamed lc_ function prefix to zpd_

= 1.7 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.7

= 1.6 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.5.2

= 1.5 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.4
* Changed contributor to DeveloperWil
* Removed closing PHP tag at end of main file

= 1.4 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.3

= 1.3 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.1

= 1.2 =
* Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.0
* Bug fix for PHP object error

= 1.1 =
* Corrected some typos

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.

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