Stops spam in comments, registration, WooCommerce and contact forms. No CAPTCHA, no external services. Formerly WP Spam Protecter. Free.
Alternatives to Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
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QWeb Spam Shieldv1.1.0
Stop spam on every form, comment, review, signup and WooCommerce checkout, with no CAPTCHA and no external calls. Card-testing defense built in.
Keep spam bots and hand-typed sales pitches out of Contact Form 7 (CF7) and Gravity Forms. By default, uncertain messages still reach you.
Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.
DigiNex Spam Guardv1.1.0
Invisible, CAPTCHA-free spam protection for Elementor, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, comments and sign-ups.
Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.
Protect Contact Form 7 and optionally WordPress comments with privacy-friendly anti-spam protection.
Blocks spam bots, fake sign-ups and password guessing on WordPress. Free, with no puzzles for your visitors.
A lightweight, invisible honeypot field for Contact Form 7 that helps reduce automated spam submissions without CAPTCHAs.
Simple contact forms that are easy to set up and style, accessible by default, with effective built-in spam protection.