Advanced Spam Protection for Contact Form 7 – GotechArk Spam Shield
A powerful spam protection plugin for Contact Form 7 that blocks bots, spam submissions, VPN users, repeated attempts, and automated attacks — without …
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Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 27 days ago
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Description
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.
GotechArk Advanced Spam Shield 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.
Installation
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate through Plugins Installed Plugins
- Protection starts automatically
- Go to Tools CF7 Spam Shield to configure
- View logs at Tools CF7 Spam Logs
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Everything works automatically.
Only essential spam detection data.
No. The plugin is lightweight and optimized.
Yes, it works alongside reCAPTCHA.
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Screenshots
Settings page for configuring spam protection features.
Submission logs dashboard with fingerprint, IP, and spam reason.
Changelog
1.0.4
- Minor improvements and documentation updates.
1.0.3
- Minor improvements and documentation updates.
1.0.2
- Minor improvements and documentation updates.
1.0.1
- Minor improvements and documentation updates.
1.0.0
- Initial release with timing checks, repeated submission detection, VPN checks, fingerprinting, and log viewer.