Privacy-conscious spam protection for Contact Form 7 using a honeypot, signed timing token, rate limiting, and a local adaptive blacklist.
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Lightweight anti-spam protection for Contact Form 7 without CAPTCHA. More details: https://gregbialowas.com/anti-spam-cf7
A powerful, lightweight, and smart Math Captcha solution to block spam from Contact Form 7, WP Login, WooCommerce, and Tutor LMS forms.
Spam and bot protection for Contact Form 7 forms with honeypot and rate limiting.
Neutrope Quiet Shieldv0.1.2
Quietly deflect spam and unsolicited sales messages sent through Contact Form 7. Lightweight, no external calls, no stored personal data.
Kumaro Anti-Spam Shieldv1.0.0
Lightweight, privacy-friendly WordPress comment spam protection with blocked keywords, honeypot, flood control, duplicate detection, and link limits.
Lightweight honeypot spam protection for Contact Form 7. Zero config — just add [honeypot] to your form.
A powerful spam protection plugin for Contact Form 7 that blocks bots, spam submissions, VPN users, repeated attempts, and automated attacks — without …
Honeypot Anti-Spamv1.1.1
Stop comment spam in WordPress with the honeypot technique. No captcha, no setup, lightweight and invisible to your visitors.
Block spam on Contact Form 7, WPForms & comments. No API key. GDPR compliant. Free for commercial use. No configuration needed.