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Author: Denis Shagimuratov

Events Manager Spam Protection for WordPress

Events Manager forms is a good choice when you need to use contact form for surveys, quizzes and many others. Always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. For example CleanTalk Anti-Spam will guarantee your Events Manager forms spam protection in about 5 minutes.

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

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Events Manager

How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

To install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New.

Then enter «СleanTalk» in the search box and click the Install button for «Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk».

After installing the plugin, click the «Activate»‎ button.

After it is done go to the plugin settings and click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button. Then just click the «Save Settings»‎ button.

That’s it! From now your WordPress website and Events Manager forms are protected from spam.

You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

How to check your Events Manager spam protection in about 5 minutes

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Events Manager 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 enjoy your spam-free Events Manager form.

You may view a complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here. https://cleantalk.org/help/introduction

WordPress spam protection

July 31, 2025
Asgaros Forum Spam Protection for WordPress

Asgaros Forum is a good choice if you want to extend your website with a lightweight and feature-rich discussion board. Always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin though. For example CleanTalk Anti-Spam will guarantee your Asgaros Forum spam protection in about 5 minutes.

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

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Asgaros plugin

How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

To install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New.

Then enter «СleanTalk» in the search box and click the Install button for «Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk».

After installing the plugin, click the «Activate»‎ button.

After it is done go to the plugin settings and click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button. Then just click the «Save Settings»‎ button.

That’s it! From now your WordPress website and Asgaros forum are protected from spam.

You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

How to check your Asgaros forum spam protection in about 5 minutes

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Asgaros forum 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 submit the 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 enjoy your spam-free Asgaros forum.

You may view a complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here. https://cleantalk.org/help/introduction

WordPress spam protection

July 31, 2025
SureForms Spam Protection for WordPress

SureForms is a good choice when you need to use contact form. Always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. For example CleanTalk Anti-Spam will guarantee your SureForms spam protection in about 5 minutes.

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

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download SureForms

How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

To install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New.

Then enter «СleanTalk» in the search box and click the Install button for «Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk».

After installing the plugin, click the «Activate»‎ button.

After it is done go to the plugin settings and click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button. Then just click the «Save Settings»‎ button.

That’s it! From now your WordPress website and SureForms are protected from spam.

You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

How to check your SureForms spam protection in about 5 minutes

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your SureForms 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 enjoy your spam-free SureForms.

You may view a complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here. https://cleantalk.org/help/introduction

WordPress spam protection

July 31, 2025
Chatway Live Chat Spam Protection for WordPress
Struggling with spam flooding your Chatway Live Chat on WordPress? You’re not alone – it’s a common headache. The source of spam are only these two widgets and there is a plugin that protects both of them, and does it without using annoying CAPTCHAs.

The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk grants cloud protection from spam, is absolutely invisible to users and runs in background. Which might be pretty useful – 300,000+ active installations and 3,000+ reviews on WordPress can’t lie. It contains many features such as logging for your control, SpamFirewall, stop words and much more.

Step 1: Install the Anti-Spam plugin

CleanTalk is a powerful plugin that blocks spam silently in the background. It also has direct integration with Chatway Live Chat and here’s how to set it up:
1. Firstly, to install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New. You can also download it in the WordPress catalog.
2. Then enter «СleanTalk» in the search box and click the Install button for «Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk».
3. After installing the plugin, click the «Activate»‎ button.
4. After it is done go to the plugin settings and click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button.
5. Then go to Advanced settings in the right-bottom and find the “Protect external forms” and switch it on. It is needed to protect WhatsApp widget inside Chatway Live Chat from spam. Then just click the «Save Settings»‎ button.
From now Anti-Spam starts protecting all forms on your site including Chatway Live Chat without any extra setup.

Enjoy the result!

If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.
July 31, 2025
Our client’s review: CHECKLISTINSIDER.COM

We continue sharing our clients’ reviews and today’s one is kindly brought to you by AK from checklistinsider.com on WordPress.

Very useful plugin that helps you sit back and focus on other important tasks instead of dealing with those annoying spam user inputs from any and all the forms which are faced to public. So far I’m really happy with the performance of CleanTalk. It’s lightweight, performs its tasks perfectly well. Couldn’t expect anything more and don’t regret purchasing their anti-spam package.

Another thing is their support. Had one minor issue with the plugin. Just had to raise a ticket and received pretty fast (within 24 hours) response from their technical engineer Serge. His proposed solution worked like charm.

Hope to keep using it and never replace it for years to come.

July 28, 2025
Prevent for User Enumeration on WordPress
I’m happy to announce option Prevent collecting of authors logins which you can find under settings,
```
WordPress console -> Settings -> Security by CleanTalk -> General Settings
```
This option disables users IDs enumeration in your WordPress. So, it stands against brute force for authors names. Here is example how the enumeration works in the plain WordPress,
```
https://blog.cleantalk.org/?author=1
```
By executing such links, an attacker brute forces users list on a site to get valid IDs and use it in further attacks.

If you turn option Prevent collecting of authors logins on, the plugin disable enumeration by showing a blank page instead of valid page of author. URL for the blank page like this,
```
https://blog.cleantalk.org/author/honeypot_login_1753432662.9124
```
That’s it! Drop questions in the comment form down below.
July 25, 2025
CleanTalk Anti-Spam is now available for Everest Forms users
I’d love to announce that CleanTalk Anti-Spam technology is now available to Everest forms users as a built-in Anti-Spam solution.

You can find it under Settings,
```
WordPress console -> Everest Forms -> Settings -> Integrations -> CleanTalk
```
Screenshot 2025 07 11 at 12.53.52 PM

CleanTalk with Everest forms supports almost same stack of technologies like native Anti-Spam plugin by CleanTalk,
- Automated filtration bots.
- Filter spammers by IP, Email, IP networks.
- Real-time email verification for existence, fake or real email.
- Anti-Spam logs up to 45 days.
- Tech support, 27/7.
- Customize message to forbidden visitors.
- Delegate control of your websites to other accounts at CleanTalk.org.
We’ve been testing this integration since May 12th, 2025, it’s firm and stable by now. Anyway, if you have any questions or issues, just drop a message in the comment section down below.

In order to activate the protection, add a new website to the Dashboard or sign up for an account.

Have questions? Just drop a message in the comment form down below.
July 11, 2025
OpenMage Spam Protection for Magento
Online stores are frequent targets for spam registrations, fake orders, and malicious bots. OpenMage spam attacks waste your time and server resources, skew analytics and business data, and increase security risks.

Good news for OpenMage owners! Anti-spam protection is finally available for OpenMage on Magento. Thanks to a contribution by our client ioweb-gr, you can easily integrate CleanTalk’s spam protection into your store right away.

What is CleanTalk Anti-Spam

CleanTalk Anti-Spam is a cloud-based invisible spam protection service trusted by over 1,000,000 websites. Whether you run a blog, a corporate site, or, especially, an eCommerce store,

CleanTalk Anti-Spam automatically screens all incoming submissions, registrations, and orders, blocking spam without using intrusive captchas or complicated workflows.

Install OpenMage spam protection

The integration for OpenMage spam protection is freely available here: download the OpenMage Integration.

Here’s a quick note from the developer about the built integration:
- Support for OpenMage versions with PHP ^8.1
- Implement client class for facilitating communications with the API that can use GET / POST (Form) | POST (JSON)
- Separate concerns in reusable classes for each endpoint
- Minor optimizations for properly fetching the key
- Add customer attribute to mark customers as legitimate or spam users for easier cleanup
- Add cron job to automate checking customers. Subject to change if better endpoint is found as it gives a lot of false positives.
Feel free to use the solution. Don’t leave spam a chance!
July 9, 2025
Our client’s review: LABTOPIAFARMS.COM

We continue sharing our clients’ reviews and today’s one is kindly brought to you by David from https://labtopiafarms.com on Trustpilot.

Awesome! It works!

I’ve used clean talk probably for about 15 years, used it on dozens of sites, and while running both antispam and the security modules the sites were being attacked constantly, but the Country level blocking snips that probing off before they can try to compromise the site. No more malicious registrations or submissions. The support has been consistent and excellent, a rarity indeed.

July 8, 2025
Floating Chat Widget (Chaty) Spam protection for WordPress in 5 minutes
Struggling with spam flooding your Chaty Floating Widget on WordPress? You’re not alone — it’s a common headache. The source of spam are only these two widgets and there is a plugin that protects both of them, and does it without using annoying CAPTCHAs.

The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk grants cloud protection from spam, is absolutely invisible to users and runs in background. Which might be pretty useful – 300,000+ active installations and 3,000+ reviews on WordPress can’t lie. It contains many features such as logging for your control, SpamFirewall, stop words and much more.

Step 1: Install the Anti-Spam plugin

CleanTalk is a powerful plugin that blocks spam silently in the background. It also has direct integration with Chaty Floating Chat and here’s how to set it up:
1. Firstly, to install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New. You can also download it in the WordPress catalog.
2. Then enter «СleanTalk» in the search box and click the Install button for «Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk».
3. After installing the plugin, click the «Activate»‎ button.
4. After it is done go to the plugin settings and click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button.
5. Then go to Advanced settings in the right-bottom and find the “Protect external forms” and switch it on. It is needed to protect WhatsApp widget inside Chaty from spam. Then just click the «Save Settings»‎ button.
From now Anti-Spam starts protecting all forms on your site including Chaty without any extra setup.

Step 2: Test Spam Protection of your forms

Use this simple test to confirm that CleanTalk is active:
- At first, open your form in an Incognito browser tab
- Use this test email: stop_email@example.com
- Submit the form
If the plugin is working, you’ll see a message that the submission was blocked. That means the Anti-Spam plugin now filters our your Chaty spam!

Important: You must test in Incognito because admins are not blocked by default.

Enjoy the result!

If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.
July 8, 2025