Advanced Spam Protection for Contact Form 7

Advanced Spam Protection for Contact Form 7

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Are you tired of receiving spam through Contact Form 7?
Bots, fake leads, and automated scripts constantly target CF7 forms — even if you use reCAPTCHA or honey pots.

Advanced Spam Protection for Contact Form 7 provides a complete, modern, and intelligent way to stop Contact Form 7 spam, without annoying users or adding CAPTCHA.

This plugin uses multiple advanced layers of protection:

  • Timing-based spam detection
  • Repeated submission blocking
  • VPN / Proxy detection
  • Multi-IP usage analysis
  • Browser fingerprint tracking
  • Behavior-based heuristics
  • Submission logging with detailed data
  • SweetAlert UI for clean error messages

The plugin works immediately after activation — no form editing required.

Features

  • Automatic protection — works instantly with all Contact Form 7 forms.
  • Configurable minimum submission time.
  • Repeated submission blocker.
  • VPN / Proxy detection.
  • Browser fingerprinting.
  • Behavior-based heuristics.
  • Detailed logs (IP, fingerprint, spam reason, user agent).
  • Lightweight — no external API required.
  • Clean SweetAlert UI alerts.

Plugin Settings

Located under Tools CF7 Spam Shield.

Minimum Submission Time

Detects instant bot submissions.
Recommended: 3–5 seconds.

Block Repeated Submissions

Prevents multiple attempts from the same user/bot.

VPN / Proxy Check

Detects suspicious IP ranges.

Browser Fingerprint Tracking

Identifies bots even if IP changes.

Log Viewer

View blocked and passed submissions with detailed info.

Details

Plugin code:
gotechark-advanced-spam-shield-for-contact-form-7
Plugin version:
1.0.7
Outdated:
No
WP version:
5.0 or higher
PHP version:
7.4 or higher
Test up to WP version:
6.9
Total installations:
40
Last updated:
2026-01-30
Rating:
Times rated:
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