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  • ChronoForms – Spam Protection for Joomla

    ChronoForms – Spam Protection for Joomla

    CleanTalk added ChronoForms spam protection using direct form integration. So if you prefer to use ChronoForms, be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 8 steps to protect your ChronoForms from spam.

    Once the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin is installed it starts to protect all of the existing forms on your Joomla website. It may not only be comment forms but also contact forms and many others.

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download ChronoForms 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    1. Make a backup of the site files and database.

    2. Download the Anti-Spam extension archive via link above.

    3. In the main Joomla menu open Extensions → Manage → Install.

    4. Click the «Browse for file» button to upload the archive.

    Joomla install

    5. After installation you will see a success message:

    Joomla success

    6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

    7. In plugin settings press «Get access key automatically» button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address click the button «Get access key manually». Fill in the easy registration form and you will receive your key.

    Joomla Anti-Spam settings

    8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options and save settings.

    Anti-Spam settings

    That’s it! From now you know how to completely protect your ChronoForms from spam.

    How to check spam protection for ChronoForms

    You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your ChronoForms by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). First, open the form in an Incognito browser tab. Fill in all the required form fields and send a form. After submitting the form, you will see a block message about the block on the form submission.

    If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

    Create your CleanTalk account – Register now and protect your ChronoForms from spam in 5 minutes.

    Update

    The protection works only for website visitors, not for website admins. Be sure to test the form protection using Incognito mode.

    Additional features

    • CleanTalk protects all forms at once: comments, registrations, feedbacks, contacts, reviews.
    • Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
    • Smart 99% protection against spambots.
    • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
    • Logs, SpamFireWall, personal lists, country filters, stop-words, and many others.

    Discover the complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

  • CleanTalk Update: Contacts Encoder protects public email addresses by making them invisible to bot.

    CleanTalk Update: Contacts Encoder protects public email addresses by making them invisible to bot.

    Since Anti-Spam version 5.177, a new feature is available: automatic email address encoding.
    Now, all email characters on your public pages are hidden in the source code and protected from crawlers.
    Visitors can still decode them with a click.
    This helps reduce direct spam to your inbox.
    You can enable this in the Data Processing section here:

    WordPress Dashboard → Settings → Anti-Spam by Cleantalk → Advanced settings

    The plugin will encode all email addresses on your pages. 

    Original view:

    Encoded view:

    After clicking the address will be decoded:

    That’s exactly how it works. Try it out and keep your email addresses safe from bots.

     

    How to Make Sure Email Encoding Is Working

    1. Open your webpage in Guest (Incognito) mode
    Go to a public page with an email address. If encoding is active, the email won’t appear in raw HTML — it will be encrypted.

    2. Hover over and click the email
    A hint will appear: “This contact was encoded by CleanTalk. Click to decode.”
    Click to reveal the full address.

    Note: if you’re logged in, encoding may not be applied — always test in Incognito mode.

    To decrypt it, just click on it. If you hover the mouse pointer over the email, you’ll see the message:
    “This contact was encoded by CleanTalk Contacts Encoder. Click to decode.”
    This hint helps your website visitors understand how the protection works.

    Make sure to test the encryption and decryption in Guest (Incognito) mode, because if you’re logged in, Contacts Encoder may be bypassed.

    Encrypted view (Incognito mode) Decrypted view (or authorized)

    Since version 5.184 of the Anti-Spam plugin, each email encoding is logged in your Anti-Spam Log with the status “Decoding approved”.

    Feel free to ask your questions in the comments below or email us at we*****@*******lk.org 🙂
    If you can see the full email address right away, you’re probably not viewing the page in Incognito mode, and Contacts Encoder didn’t activate.

  • How to stop spam on Joomla – Balbooa Forms

    How to stop spam on Joomla – Balbooa Forms

    CleanTalk added Balbooa Forms spam protection using direct form integration. So if you prefer to use Balbooa Forms, be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 8 steps to protect your Balbooa Forms from spam.

    Once the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin is installed it starts to protect all of the existing forms on your Joomla website. It may not only be comment forms but also contact forms and many others.

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Balbooa Forms 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    1. Make a backup of the site files and database.

    2. Download the Anti-Spam extension archive via link above.

    3. In the main Joomla menu open Extensions → Manage → Install.

    4. Click the «Browse for file» button to upload the archive.

    Joomla install

    5. After installation you will see a success message:

    Joomla success

    6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

    7. In plugin settings press «Get access key automatically» button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address click the button «Get access key manually». Fill in the easy registration form and you will receive your key.

    Joomla Anti-Spam settings

    8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options and save settings.

    Anti-Spam settings

    That’s it! From now you know how to completely protect your Balbooa Forms from spam.

    How to check spam protection for Balbooa Forms

    You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Balbooa Forms by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). First, open the form in an Incognito browser tab. Fill in all the required form fields and send a form. Even though you may still see a message that the form was sent successfully, the spam message will still be blocked – check your email to make sure.

    If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

    Create your CleanTalk account – Register now and protect your Balbooa Forms from spam in 5 minutes.

    Update

    The protection works only for website visitors, not for website admins. Be sure to test the form protection using Incognito mode.

    Additional features

    • CleanTalk protects all forms at once: comments, registrations, feedbacks, contacts, reviews.
    • Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
    • Smart 99% protection against spambots.
    • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
    • Logs, SpamFireWall, personal lists, country filters, stop-words, and many others.

    Discover the complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

  • Our client’s review: HIZERO.COM.HK

    Our client’s review: HIZERO.COM.HK

    We continue sharing our clients’ reviews and today’s one is brought to you by @hizerohk from hizero.com.hk.

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    its really useful!

  • visForms – Spam Protection for Joomla

    visForms – Spam Protection for Joomla

    CleanTalk added visForms spam protection using direct form integration. So if you prefer to use visForms, be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 8 steps to protect your visForms from spam.

    Once the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin is installed it starts to protect all of the existing forms on your Joomla website. It may not only be comment forms but also contact forms and many others.

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download visForms 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    1. Make a backup of the site files and database.

    2. Download the Anti-Spam extension archive via link above.

    3. In the main Joomla menu open Extensions → Manage → Install.

    4. Click the «Browse for file» button to upload the archive.

    Joomla install

    5. After installation you will see a success message:

    Joomla success

    6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

    7. In plugin settings press «Get access key automatically» button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address click the button «Get access key manually». Fill in the easy registration form and you will receive your key.

    Joomla Anti-Spam settings

    8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options and save settings.

    Anti-Spam settings

    That’s it! From now you know how to completely protect your visForms from spam.

    How to check spam protection for visForms

    You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your visForms by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). First, open the form in an Incognito browser tab. Fill in all the required form fields and send a form. After submitting the form, you will see a block message about the block on the form submission.

    If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

    Create your CleanTalk account – Register now and protect your visForms from spam in 5 minutes.

    Update

    The protection works only for website visitors, not for website admins. Be sure to test the form protection using Incognito mode.

    Additional features

    • CleanTalk protects all forms at once: comments, registrations, feedbacks, contacts, reviews.
    • Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
    • Smart 99% protection against spambots.
    • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
    • Logs, SpamFireWall, personal lists, country filters, stop-words, and many others.

    Discover the complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

  • Spam filtering service improved

    Spam filtering service improved

    We have improved our spam filtering service for non-existent emails. Specifically, we’ve added Encrypted SMTP support to the Email address validation service. Generally, it makes the service much more efficient as this Encrypted SMTP method wasn’t used before in our plugins.

    Checking emails for existence is available for all Anti-Spam plugins and is included in the standard package. You can also try our Email Checker Web Interface.

  • How to stop spam on Joomla – VP One Page Checkout for VirtueMart

    How to stop spam on Joomla – VP One Page Checkout for VirtueMart

    CleanTalk added spam protection for VP One Page Checkout Forms for VirtueMart using direct form integration. So if you prefer to use VP One Page Checkout Forms, be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 8 steps to protect your forms from spam.

    Once the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin is installed it starts to protect all of the existing forms on your Joomla website. It may not only be contact forms but also contact forms and many others.

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download VP One Page Checkout Forms 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    1. Make a backup of the site files and database.

    2. Download the Anti-Spam extension archive via link above.

    3. In the main Joomla menu open Extensions → Manage → Install.

    4. Click the «Browse for file» button to upload the archive.

    Joomla install

    5. After installation you will see a success message:

    Joomla success

    6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

    7. In plugin settings press «Get access key automatically» button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address click the button «Get access key manually». Fill in the easy registration form and you will receive your key.

    Joomla Anti-Spam settings

    8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options and save settings.

    Anti-Spam settings

    That’s it! From now you know how to completely protect your VP One Page Checkout Forms from spam.

    How to check spam protection for VP One Page Checkout Forms

    You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your VP One Page Checkout Forms by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). First, open the form in an Incognito browser tab. Fill in all the required form fields and send a form. After submitting the form, you will see a block message about the block on the form submission.

    If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

    Create your CleanTalk account – Register now and protect your VP One Page Checkout Forms for VirtueMart from spam in 5 minutes.

    Update

    The protection works only for website visitors, not for website admins. Be sure to test the form protection using Incognito mode.

    Additional features

    • CleanTalk protects all forms at once: comments, registrations, feedbacks, contacts, reviews.
    • Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
    • Smart 99% protection against spambots.
    • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
    • Logs, SpamFireWall, personal lists, country filters, stop-words, and many others.

    Discover the complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

  • Our client’s story: EXPLAINERADS.COM

    Our client’s story: EXPLAINERADS.COM

    We continue sharing our clients’ reviews and today’s story is brought to you by Silus Mihai from explainerads.com.

    Just give it a try

    One of the best plugins out there for antispam messages

  • Check email and IP addresses with our new extension for Chrome

    Check email and IP addresses with our new extension for Chrome

    From now you can check public emails and IP addresses directly from your browser using our brand new extension for Google Chrome.

    The extension compares all the visible IP/email addresses on a web page with our spam database. Also, it checks an IP or Email address over the database of spam active addresses at cleantalk.org. The database contains up to 10 millions records with activity for past 30 days.

    It shows the history of spam attacks, amount of attacked websites, and a short description of the owner of an address.

    How to use the Extension in Chrome

    Step 1: Find the extension page here or go to Chrome web store and search for “CleanTalk”.

    Then press the “Add to Chrome” button.

    After that press “Continue to install”.

    And the “Add extension” button after that.

    Step 2: When ready, highlight and click your right mouse button on any email or IP address on a website and select “cleantalk.org lookup” line.

    That’s it! On the following page you can see all the detailed information about the IP or email address you’ve chosen.

  • How to stop spam on Joomla – Rapid Contact Forms

    How to stop spam on Joomla – Rapid Contact Forms

    CleanTalk added spam protection for Rapid Contact Forms using direct form integration. So if you prefer to use Rapid Contact Forms, be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 8 steps to protect your forms from spam.

    Once the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin is installed it starts to protect all of the existing forms on your Joomla website. It may not only be contact forms but also contact forms and many others.

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Rapid Contact Forms 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    1. Make a backup of the site files and database.

    2. Download the Anti-Spam extension archive via link above.

    3. In the main Joomla menu open Extensions → Manage → Install.

    4. Click the «Browse for file» button to upload the archive.

    Joomla install

    5. After installation you will see a success message:

    Joomla success

    6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

    7. In plugin settings press «Get access key automatically» button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address click the button «Get access key manually». Fill in the easy registration form and you will receive your key.

    Joomla Anti-Spam settings

    8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options and save settings.

    Anti-Spam settings

    That’s it! From now you know how to completely protect your Rapid Contact Forms from spam.

    How to check spam protection for Rapid Contact Forms

    You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Rapid Contact Forms by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). First, open the form in an Incognito browser tab. Fill in all the required form fields and send a form. After submitting the form, you will see a block message about the block on the form submission.

    If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

    Create your CleanTalk account – Register now and protect your Rapid Contact Forms from spam in 5 minutes.

    Update

    The protection works only for website visitors, not for website admins. Be sure to test the form protection using Incognito mode.

    Additional features

    • CleanTalk protects all forms at once: comments, registrations, feedbacks, contacts, reviews.
    • Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
    • Smart 99% protection against spambots.
    • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
    • Logs, SpamFireWall, personal lists, country filters, stop-words, and many others.

    Discover the complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

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