Olaf Lederer

This free contact form plugin is used to create accessible contact forms with advanced spam protection (honeypot, cookie and optionally Cloudflare Turnstile or hCaptcha). In contrary to most other form plugins, there is no form-builder included.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>The generated form is accessible and works even when the visitor has disabled Javascript</li>
<li>Accessible form field validation</li>
<li>Protect your forms against spam bots using a honeypot and cookies</li>
<li>Track successfully submitted forms in Google Analytics and/or Clicky</li>
<li>Create multiple contact forms via an easy to use interface and add the form via the block editor or using a shortcode</li>
<li>Collect form submissions for all your forms or the forms you choose</li>
<li>Get insights which spam protection feature works the best for your form. A simple log file keeps track about the different spam attempts</li>
<li>Multiple responder emails, send a HTML formatted mail in response to the form submission</li>
<li>Works with the default wp_mail() function (use it together with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-smtp-by-maileroo/" rel="ugc">Maileroo</a> plugin to send emails via SMTP)</li>
<li>Optional: Protect your forms by blocking specific countries which are not relevant for your website or business</li>
<li>Optional: Protect your contact form with the plugin <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/honeypot/" rel="ugc">WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam</a></li>
<li>Optional: Email address verification with the verification API from <a href="https://maileroo.com/?r=acfplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Maileroo</a></li>
<li>Optional: Form fields for Company name, phone number, website and an accept terms checkbox</li>
<li>Optional: Redirect the visitor after a succesful form submission to a “Thank you” page</li>
<li>Optional: Use the plugin’s CSS style-sheet for your forms</li>
<li>Optional: Protect your forms with Cloudflare Turnstile or hCaptcha</li>
<li>Optional: For additional spam protection, you can add a simple and accessible challenge to your form.</li>
</ul>
The plugin is built to keep stuff simple. If you need a complex web form or if you need a form builder, please use one of the form plugins you can find in the WordPress repository. To use the “Block countries” feature we use the IP to Country API from Country.is. They offer a free service and you don’t need an API key.

Ajax Contact Form

An easy to use contact form plugin with multiple inbuilt features to prevent contact form spam.

Forge12 Interactive GmbH

SilentShield is a unified captcha and anti-spam plugin for WordPress. 
It works with the most popular form builders and protects login, registration, and comment forms – without slowing your site.
Why choose SilentShield? 
– Invisible defense – Captcha, honeypot, and blacklists working silently. 
– Instant results – Install, activate, and stop spam. 
– Universal support – Works with Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce, and more. 
– Privacy-first – No cookies, no tracking, fully GDPR / DSGVO compliant.
SilentShield doesn’t just protect forms. 
It protects your time, your customers, your business.
<h3>Core Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Invisible Captcha (Arithmetic, Honeypot, Image)</li>
<li>Smart IP Blocking & Blacklists</li>
<li>Spam filters for links, code & keywords</li>
<li>Whitelisting for admins & customers</li>
<li>GDPR-ready, no cookies, no tracking</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Promise</h3>
SilentShield is not “just another plugin.” 
It’s an invisible wall against the background noise of the internet.
Activate once – and your forms are human again.
<h3>Privacy & Telemetry</h3>
<ul>
<li>No cookies, no user tracking.</li>
<li>Encrypted IP storage (max. 2 months, only for spam defense).</li>
<li>Telemetry is optional and anonymized.</li>
<li>You can disable telemetry anytime in plugin settings.</li>
</ul>
Collected fields: 
– <code>plugin_slug</code>, <code>plugin_version</code> 
– <code>snapshot_date</code> 
– <code>settings_json</code> (anonymized config) 
– <code>features_json</code> (enabled features) 
– <code>created_at</code>, <code>first_seen</code>, <code>last_seen</code> 
– <code>counters_json</code> (spam events) 
– <code>wp_version</code>, <code>php_version</code>, <code>locale</code>
GDPR / DSGVO Compliance 
– Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interest – plugin optimization). 
– No personal data, no cookies, no user tracking.

SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)

If you look for antispam plugins for the Avada theme forms there are not very many solutions available. 

Just this one if you don't want to use external services in any way (Captcha or SaaS).

So I tried it.

But it did not work for the contact template, so I opened up a support thread. First answer in under 1 hour and 24 hours later a new version which has added this missing feature.

Well done! And thanks again for the fast solution.

To note a bit more about the plugin:
-> It hast not very much options, so it should be easy to configure for everyone. 
-> Although it may be does nothing if you don't configure it, so do not forget to check those settings.
-> The config is well structured and explained.

If you want to apply a fast honeypot solution for Avada this is good solution.

I will check with my client if the outcome (blocking spam) is as good as I hope.

If yes, 5 stars are deserved! 

Fast support and great working solution

SilentShield – the invisible shield against spam. Spam is the weed of the internet. It clogs your forms, steals your time, and corrupts your data.

Ajax Contact Form vs SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)