CloudAnts Image Moderation

CloudAnts Image Moderation hooks into WordPress’ core upload handling to
automatically scan every image upload — media library, WooCommerce review
photos, bbPress/BuddyPress attachments, or anything else built on
wp_handle_upload — against a CloudAnts moderation policy, without you
writing a line of integration code.

Policies available:

• General Marketplace — blocks explicit exposure, flags breast/buttocks exposure (swimwear/fashion photos are common and shouldn’t auto-block).
• Dating Profile Photos — same block thresholds, more lenient flag threshold for breast/buttocks exposure.
• Classifieds Strict — no flag tier; any exposure above a low threshold is blocked outright.
• Custom — your own per-category thresholds, configured from your CloudAnts dashboard.

What happens to a flagged or blocked image is configurable from the
plugin’s Settings page:

• A block decision is always rejected — the upload fails immediately with a clear error, and the file is removed.
• A flag decision can be set to:
  • Notify admin only (default) — the upload proceeds, but the site admin is emailed and alerted in wp-admin.
  • Quarantine — the upload succeeds but stays hidden (private) until an admin approves or rejects it from the Moderation Log page.
  • Reject — treated the same as a block.

Requirements

This plugin calls the CloudAnts API with the public URL of each uploaded
image, so your site must be publicly reachable from the internet for
scanning to work — it cannot scan images on a purely local/offline
development site. You’ll also need a CloudAnts account and API key from
https://cloudants.io/dashboard/api-keys.

Third-Party Service

This plugin sends data to CloudAnts (https://cloudants.io), a third-party
image moderation API, in order to function. Specifically:

• Every time an image is uploaded on your site (and auto-scan is enabled), the plugin sends the public URL of that image and your chosen policy name to https://api.cloudants.io/moderate-listing/v1, and receives back a moderation decision (allow/flag/block) and category scores. No other post content, user data, or site information is sent.
• The “Test Connection” button on the settings page sends your API key to https://api.cloudants.io/whoami/v1 to verify it and show your plan/quota — this does not send any image data.
• Your CloudAnts API key is stored in your site’s own database (wp_options) and sent only to api.cloudants.io, over HTTPS, as an Authorization: Bearer header.

CloudAnts’ Terms of Service: https://cloudants.io/terms-of-service
CloudAnts’ Privacy Policy: https://cloudants.io/privacy-policy

A CloudAnts account is required for this plugin to function — sign up at https://cloudants.io.

1. Upload the cloudants-image-moderation folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install via the WordPress plugin directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
3. Go to the new CloudAnts menu in wp-admin, paste your API key, click “Test Connection” to confirm it’s valid, choose a policy and flag action, and save.

1.0.0

• Initial release: upload scanning, block/quarantine/notify-admin flag handling, moderation log, settings page with connection test.