OptionWeb

<p>OW Forms is a modern WordPress form builder for sites that prioritize performance, accessibility, and GDPR compliance. Built by OptionWeb for production use on client sites, it ships with a JSON-driven schema engine, a REST-based submission pipeline, and a curated set of 16 field types — text, email, tel, URL, number, textarea, select, radio, checkbox, checkbox-group, date, time, datetime, file upload, hidden, and rating — plus auto-injected GDPR consent and anti-spam fields.</p>
<p>The anti-spam stack runs four layers in parallel: a visually-hidden honeypot input that bots fill but humans never see, a time-trap that rejects submissions completed faster than a configurable threshold, a multi-provider CAPTCHA layer (Cloudflare Turnstile, Google reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha, or Friendly Captcha), and optional OW Shield IP reputation scoring with a disposable-email blocklist. Every signal is logged so you can tune thresholds without flying blind. Submissions that score above 80 are silently rejected — no error message, no honeypot leak.</p>
<p>GDPR compliance is native, not bolted on. Every form gets a consent checkbox linked to your privacy policy, IP addresses can be stored pseudonymized or not at all, user agents are SHA-256 hashed by default, and a daily cron purges submissions older than your retention window (CNIL default: 1095 days). When OW Consent is active, OW Forms wires into its DSAR endpoint — erasure requests automatically delete matching submissions by email hash, with full audit trail. Submission emails are SHA-256 hashed with a plugin-owned salt (option <code>owfo_dsar_salt</code>, generated once at activation) so the database never holds plaintext PII linkable across systems, and DSAR erasure keeps working even after <code>wp config shuffle-salts</code>.</p>
<p>The one-click Contact Form 7 importer parses every CF7 form in your database, builds the equivalent OW Forms schema (preserving recipient, subject, and field types), and rewrites every <code>[contact-form-7 id="..."]</code> shortcode in your posts to <code>[owfo_form id="..."]</code>. Email notifications support HTML or plain text with <code>{{token}}</code> interpolation, optional auto-reply, signed outbound webhooks (HMAC-SHA256), and a Gutenberg block in addition to the shortcode and REST API.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>OW Forms relies on optional third-party CAPTCHA services to protect form submissions<br />
from spam. <strong>None of these services are contacted unless you explicitly enable a<br />
CAPTCHA provider in OW Forms <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Anti-spam.</strong></p>
<p>The OW Shield integration is fully local — when the OW Shield plugin is installed<br />
and active on the same site, OW Forms reads its IP reputation score from the local<br />
database/cache. No request leaves your server for this lookup; OW Shield itself<br />
may contact its own reputation service, which is disclosed in the OW Shield readme.</p>
<p>The Friendly Captcha widget JavaScript is bundled with OW Forms under<br />
    assets/js/vendor/ (no external CDN is hit at page render). Source: the upstream<br />
MIT-licensed package at https://github.com/FriendlyCaptcha/friendly-challenge —<br />
the files shipped here are the official npm <code>friendly-challenge@0.9.18</code> build<br />
outputs (<code>widget.module.js</code> and <code>widget.module.min.js</code>, unmodified, renamed to<br />
    friendly-challenge-0.9.18.module.js / <code>friendly-challenge-0.9.18.module.min.js</code><br />
to make the version explicit in the filename). Both the minified and the<br />
human-readable non-minified source are shipped per WordPress.org Plugin Check<br />
requirements.</p>
<p>When a CAPTCHA provider is enabled, OW Forms loads the vendor’s JavaScript widget<br />
on pages that render a form, and posts the challenge solution back to the vendor’s<br />
verification API when a visitor submits the form. The data sent to the vendor is<br />
limited to: (a) the challenge token generated client-side by the vendor’s widget,<br />
(b) the visitor’s IP address (passed through to the vendor for fraud scoring), and<br />
(c) the site’s API secret key configured in the settings.</p>
<h4>Cloudflare Turnstile</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: a CAPTCHA / bot-mitigation service by Cloudflare, Inc.</li>
<li>When data is sent: only when <code>spam_captcha_provider</code> is set to <code>turnstile</code>, and<br />
only on form submission. The widget JS is also loaded on every page that renders<br />
a form.</li>
<li>Data sent: Turnstile challenge token, visitor IP, your Turnstile secret key.</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google reCAPTCHA v3</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: an invisible CAPTCHA / risk-scoring service by Google LLC.</li>
<li>When data is sent: only when <code>spam_captcha_provider</code> is set to <code>recaptcha_v3</code>, and<br />
only on form submission. The widget JS is also loaded on every page that renders<br />
a form (this is how reCAPTCHA v3 builds its risk score).</li>
<li>Data sent: reCAPTCHA token, visitor IP, your reCAPTCHA secret key. Google may<br />
also collect additional telemetry as described in their privacy policy.</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>hCaptcha</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: a privacy-focused CAPTCHA service by Intuition Machines, Inc.</li>
<li>When data is sent: only when <code>spam_captcha_provider</code> is set to <code>hcaptcha</code>, and<br />
only on form submission. The widget JS is also loaded on every page that renders<br />
a form.</li>
<li>Data sent: hCaptcha token, visitor IP, your hCaptcha secret key.</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.hcaptcha.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Friendly Captcha</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: a privacy-first, proof-of-work CAPTCHA service by Friendly Captcha GmbH<br />
(Germany). No user puzzle, no tracking cookies.</li>
<li>When data is sent: only when <code>spam_captcha_provider</code> is set to <code>friendly_captcha</code>,<br />
and only on form submission. The widget JS itself is bundled with OW Forms (not<br />
loaded from an external CDN); only the verification request reaches the vendor.</li>
<li>Data sent: Friendly Captcha challenge token, visitor IP, your Friendly Captcha<br />
secret key.</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Outgoing webhook (admin-configured)</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: a URL of your choosing that OW Forms POSTs to after each submission.<br />
No data leaves your site until you fill the <code>webhook_url</code> setting in OW Forms <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span><br />
Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Notifications.</li>
<li>When data is sent: on every form submission, immediately after the admin<br />
notification email is dispatched. Non-blocking — your visitor’s submission<br />
response is not delayed by the webhook endpoint’s latency.</li>
<li>Data sent: form id, submission id, sanitized field payload (the same data<br />
stored in your <code>wp_owfo_submissions</code> table), site URL, ISO 8601 timestamp.<br />
If a webhook secret is configured, an <code>X-OWFO-Signature</code> HMAC-SHA256 header<br />
is added so the receiver can verify the payload origin.</li>
<li>Vendor: whoever owns the URL you configured. OW Forms has no built-in vendor<br />
for this — it is your responsibility to ensure the receiving endpoint complies<br />
with applicable privacy regulations for your submissions.</li>
</ul>


OW Forms

Modern, lightweight WordPress form builder with native GDPR compliance, anti-spam stack, and Contact Form 7 importer.

OOPSpam Team

<p><a href="https://www.oopspam.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">OOPSpam</a> is a modern anti-spam solution that uses advanced AI and machine learning to protect your WordPress forms and comments from spam. Our system has blocked over 1 billion spam attempts across 3.5M+ websites, maintaining 99.9% accuracy without compromising user privacy or accessibility.</p>
<p>Unlike traditional CAPTCHA solutions that can hurt your conversion rates, OOPSpam works silently in the background, analyzing submissions against our extensive database of 500M+ malicious IPs and emails to catch both bot and human spammers.</p>
<h3>Why Choose OOPSpam?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Protect forms without CAPTCHA, JavaScript challenges, or tracking.</li>
<li>Catch bot and human spam with AI-powered analysis and contextual checks.</li>
<li>Keep control of privacy with optional IP and email analysis, with logs stored in your WordPress database.</li>
<li>Filter submissions by country and language, and block VPNs and other high-risk sources.</li>
<li>Use rate limiting, manual controls, detailed logs, and exports to manage spam effectively.</li>
<li>Protect WooCommerce checkouts from spam and card testing, and use one API key across unlimited websites.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Our Users Say</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>“It’s eliminated all spam, and even the need for CAPTCHA. Setup is quick and the interface is intuitive.” – @gotmick</p>
<p>“Very responsive support and dev team. Customer support was amazing, response time was immediate and issues were solved instantly.” – @viv18germany</p>
<p>“Pricing is perfect for agencies as they do tiers by actual # of API calls and no limit on the number of sites you can install this on.” – @squarecandy</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>By the Numbers</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>3.5M+</strong> websites protected daily</li>
<li><strong>1B+</strong> spam attempts blocked</li>
<li><strong>99.9%</strong> detection accuracy</li>
<li><strong>24/7</strong> customer support</li>
<li><strong>500M+</strong> malicious IPs and emails in our database</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported form & comment solutions:</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress Login, Registration, and Lost Password</li>
<li>WooCommerce Order & Registration</li>
<li>BuddyPress</li>
<li>Elementor Forms</li>
<li>Elementor Atomic Forms</li>
<li>Ninja Forms</li>
<li>Gravity Forms</li>
<li>Kadence Form Block and Form (Adv) Block</li>
<li>Fluent Forms</li>
<li>Breakdance Forms</li>
<li>WS Form</li>
<li>WPDiscuz</li>
<li>Forminator</li>
<li>WPForms</li>
<li>Formidable Forms</li>
<li>Contact Form 7</li>
<li>Bricks Forms</li>
<li>Toolset Forms</li>
<li>Piotnet Forms </li>
<li>GiveWP Donation Forms</li>
<li>MailPoet</li>
<li>Beaver Builder Contact Form</li>
<li>Ultimate Member</li>
<li>MemberPress</li>
<li>Paid Memberships Pro</li>
<li>Jetpack Forms</li>
<li>MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress</li>
<li>SureForms</li>
<li>SureCart</li>
<li>QuForm</li>
<li>HappyForms Pro</li>
<li>Avada Forms</li>
<li>MetForm</li>
<li>ACF Frontend Forms</li>
<li>Newsletters by Tribulant</li>
</ul>
<p>OOPSpam Anti-Spam WordPress plugin requires minimal configuration. Check out our <a href="https://help.oopspam.com/wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">comprehensive WordPress guide</a> for detailed setup instructions. To get started quickly, <a href="https://app.oopspam.com/Identity/Account/Register" rel="nofollow ugc">get a key</a> and paste it into the appropriate setting field under <em>Settings=>OOPSpam Anti-Spam</em>. If you have a contact form plugin, make sure you enable spam protection on the settings page.</p>
<p><strong>Please note</strong>: This is a premium plugin. You need an <a href="https://app.oopspam.com/Identity/Account/Register" rel="nofollow ugc">OOPSpam Anti-Spam API key</a> to use the plugin. Each account comes with 40 free spam checks per month.<br />
If you already use OOPSpam on other platforms, you can use the same API key for this plugin.</p>


OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)

This is a great plugin with a very responsive and knowledgable support team.

I emailed them yesterday with a kind of obscure WooCommerce feature request and they had a fix deployed within 12 hours.

Yes, it's a paid service if your site has any kind of volume at all, but it's extremely effective and fully built for privacy and GDPR compliant. We're trying to de-G00glify everything for our clients so their websites are not tracking users every move and implementing this service is part of our (slow and tedious) move in that direction. 

Pricing is perfect for agencies as they do tiers by actual # of API calls and no limit on the number of sites you can install this on. Most competitors we were looking at had per-site license structures that were not going to work for us.

Works well for default comment fields, WPForms and WooCommerce. Has some other integrations but those are the ones we tried.

If you have any doubts, just go back into your logs of spam that slipped through reCAPTCHA and Akismet and a honeypot... pick a message and enter the data on the app.oopspam.com dashboard you can edit the test data right there and it will show you what spam score their system would give that message.

Great Service

Protect your forms from spam with 99.9% accuracy - no CAPTCHA, no JavaScript, no tracking. Trusted by 3.5M+ websites.

OW Forms vs OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)