WordPress powers a significant portion of the internet, making it an attractive target for cyberattacks. Ensuring the security of your WordPress website is paramount. One essential aspect of WordPress security is regularly checking your wp-content directory for vulnerabilities. In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of safeguarding your wp-content folder using the powerful
Why do contact form 7 users prefer Anti-spam by CleanTalk against reCAPTCHA?
As a WordPress user let me share my experience of using CAPTCHA less and CAPTCHA style Anti-Spam tools on the example of Contact form 7. Is reCAPTCHA good or bad for Contact form 7? Contact Form 7 users may prefer Anti-spam by CleanTalk over reCAPTCHA for several reasons, as each solution has its own advantages
Security vulnerability in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress prior 6.11
We have fixed a security vulnerability in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress. The vulnerability in the plugin can still be exploited in versions till 6.11. You can see the changelog here. You can check the current version of the plugin in the list of your installed plugins. WordPress Console -> Plugins In case you use
Implementing SCRUM Techniques in Basecamp 2
Everyone who has worked with Basecamp 2 knows that it is a convenient, reliable and very simple tool for organizing tasks in small teams. Basecamp 2 is so simple that it does not contain such popular functions as Gantt Chart, estimation hours per task as well as does not have integrations with various third party
SQL injection in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress prior 5.153.4
Hi there, We have fixed possible SQL injection in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress. The vulnerability can be exploited in versions 5.150 till 5.153.4. If you run one of these versions please update the plugin to the latest stable version as soon as possible, https://cleantalk.org/help/update-wordpress To find the current version please follow, WordPress console ->
Anti spam extension for phpBB 3.1 ready
We released the first version of anti spam extensions CleanTalk for phpBB 3.1. The extension protects phpBB 3.1 from registration spam bots, spam posts and new spam topics on the board. The full list of features Protection from spam bots registrations. Protection from spam bots topics and posts. Filtering by the user groups Guests and New
Anti-spam plugin for Joomla, version 2.3
Available updated anti-spam plugin for Joomla, changes in the new version, – Added anti spam protection for any custom/plugin contact form. To enable this option please set ‘Enable anti spam test for any contact forms’ in plugin settings. – Added onSpamTest() method. This method should be used to filter spam on third party plugins. – Updated
Anti-spam plugin for Joomla, version 2.1
Available updated anti-spam plugin for Joomla, changes in the new version, – Improved JavaScript anti spam test. Now JS code loaded for every page. Test result inserts in Cookies. – Added Cookies anti spam test. – Disabled relevance test for comments. – Added URL to page where comment posted. – Updated CleanTalk API. We remind all
Spam filtration policy changes
In the spam filter police for registrations/comments added changes, now if a request there are no data for multiple antispam tests, the requests considered as spam, the server returns response, *** User forbidden. Check plugin setup. Request number 412dfcd6925edac260874365f9f3fcf6. Antispam service cleantalk.org. *** Please do dummy registrations/comments with email stop_email@example.com, you shouldn’t see plugin response
Sentences stop list for comments
Added the option to filter comments on website with a list of sentences or phrases. The function is available on any CleanTalk plugins that supports anti-spam for comments. To activate the list, use the control Antispam control panel, 1. Enable option ‘Enable comments test via stop list‘. 2. Add sentences, phrases or words. We remind you that list you can use to filter