Version 1.1 of the Temp Mail Detector WordPress plugin is out and it now protects your WooCommerce Shop!
What’s new in 1.1
The plugin now protects WooCommerce stores at every stage where an email address is submitted:
- New customer registration
- Guest and logged-in checkout
- Account email updates
When a disposable address is detected, the action is blocked before it can complete. No fraudulent order goes through and no throwaway account gets created.
How it works
Protection runs across two layers. First, you can maintain your own domain blocklist, which runs locally with no external calls. Second, the optional external check connects to the live Temp Mail Detector database for real-time detection of disposable providers not on your list.
The database check requires a free API key from tempmaildetector.com. Each key includes 200 lookups per month, resetting on the first of every month.
Coverage at present across WordPress and WooCommerce
| Location | Trigger | Result |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | New user registration | Signup blocked |
| WordPress | Comment submission | Marked as spam |
| WordPress | Email address update | Change blocked |
| WooCommerce | Customer registration | Account creation blocked |
| WooCommerce | Checkout | Order blocked |
| WooCommerce | Account email update | Change blocked |
Other available controls
In addition to the 1.1 release, the plugin also supports the following items from version 1.0 which include:
- Block addresses containing a
+in the local part (e.g.[email protected]) - Custom blocklist independent of the external API
- Comment spam protection toggle