Ben Marshall

<p>You already know <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/give/" rel="ugc">GiveWP</a> is one of the highest rated, most downloaded, and best supported donation plugins for WordPress — so do spammers and credit card thieves. That’s why we created reCAPTCHA for Give.</p>
<p>Donation forms are a favorite target for spam bots and fraudsters looking to test stolen credit card numbers. It can become a serious issue, affecting site performance & lead to your payment gateway suspending or even closing your account. That’s where <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google’s reCAPTCHA</a> comes in.</p>
<h4>How reCAPTCHA works</h4>
<p>reCAPTCHA uses an advanced risk analysis engine & adaptive challenges to keep malicious software from engaging in abusive activities on your site. Meanwhile, legitimate users will be able to login, make purchases, view pages, or create accounts and fake users will be blocked.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hMJsCBUBhcY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h4>reCAPTCHA may not be the best option</h4>
<p>reCAPTCHA may not be the best option for some sites. It could slow down the donation experience, look unsightly and may harm your donations more than benefit them. Luckily there’s a great alternative to reCAPTCHA that supports GiveWP donation forms, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/zero-spam/" rel="ugc">WordPress Zero Spam</a>.</p>
<p>If you’re still receiving high amounts of spam and fraudulent transactions, reCAPTCHA is a great option as your last line of defense.</p>


reCAPTCHA for GiveWP

Quickly & easily integrate Google reCAPTCHA into your GiveWP donation forms to help prevent spam and fraudulent transactions.

John Dalesandro

<p>The <strong>Analytical Spam Filter</strong> plugin for WordPress blocks comment, trackback, and pingback spam. It uses multiple spam detection methods without challenging the user with obstacles such as captchas, math problems, etc. and it does not rely on external services or APIs. This is a low overhead plugin that begins blocking spam as soon as it is activated. It is compatible with caching plugins as long as the user has JavaScript enabled. The plugin blocks spam submitted through the default WordPress comment form only.</p>
<p>Logic is used to identify spam comment submissions. No user interaction is required. The spam blocking mechanisms work transparently behind the scenes. Most visitors will require longer than a few seconds to read a post and add a meaningful comment so any comments submitted within a short time threshold are identified as spam. Comments containing a large number of links are flagged as spam. The plugin uses an encrypted code and a honeypot to filter robotic submissions. All field names added by the plugin are randomized to prevent detection based on a source code signatures.</p>
<p>Configuration options include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Enable Cache Compatibility (requires JavaScript)</li>
<li>Add spam to WordPress queue or block completely</li>
<li>Send diagnostic information to site administrator</li>
<li>Automatically compatible with the <strong>Micro Contact Form</strong> plugin to block spam messages.</li>
</ul>
<p>Blocking options include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Honeypot Trap</li>
<li>Randomized Internal Field Names</li>
<li>Timestamps (minimum and maximum entry time)</li>
<li>Aggressively check for excessive URLs</li>
<li>Check if JavaScript is enabled</li>
<li>Automatically block repeated spam from IP</li>
<li>Automatically block repeated spam based on content</li>
<li>Require User Agent string</li>
<li>Require Referer</li>
<li>Block Trackbacks</li>
<li>Block Pingbacks</li>
</ul>


Analytical Spam Filter

Block WordPress comment spam, trackback spam, and pingback spam through intelligent analytics instead of interactive challenge response tests.

reCAPTCHA for GiveWP vs Analytical Spam Filter