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Category: Anti-Spam

White Label Option for Anti-Spam and Security Plugins
We are proud to introduce the White Label option for our Anti-Spam and Security plugins. This option gives Unlimited plan users the ability to resell Anti-Spam or Security services to their customers under their own brand name. The Extra Package should be connected as well.

Here’s what you get
- Any CleanTalk and affiliate program mentions will be removed.
- Absolutely all links to CleanTalk.org will be replaced with your custom URL.
- The contact information of tech support will be replaced with yours.
- All Connection problems reports will be sent to your support email.
How to connect the White Label option for regular installation (not for Multisite)
1. Ensure your Unlimited plan and the Extra Package for your Anti-Spam or Security services have been purchased.
2. In the upper right corner of your Dashboard screen go to your Profile → Settings → Whitelabel Database.
3. Switch the White label option to On and fill in the following fields and press the Save button.
Congratulations! You can now invite your customers to their new control panel.

How to connect the White Label option for Multisite/Multiuser/WPMS

In case you are using a Multisite/Multiuser/WPMS version of WordPress, check out these instructions.
July 3, 2023
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 one of these previous versions, please be sure to update the plugin to the latest stable version as soon as you read this post using our special guide.

June 13, 2023
How to make your CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin 100% AMP-compatible
AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is a free technology, that makes your website pages optimized for mobile web browsing and helps webpages load faster.

There is a way to make your WordPress website AMP-compatible while keeping it protected with CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin. And there is how you do it:
1. In your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New and type “AMP” in the search form.
2. After that, press the Install Now button near the plugin and the Activate button once the plugin is installed.
3. After that go to AMP → Settings and click on the Open Wizard button.
4. The final step is just to follow the instruction on the page and scan the website. After the scan there is nothing else that should be done – the plugin works automatically and if you open your website page, you will see, that all the AMP-incompatible code is already gone.
Congratulations! Now your WordPress website is 100% AMP-compatible.
June 7, 2023
Login/Signup Popup Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress
CleanTalk added spam protection for Login/Signup Popup Forms using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using Login/Signup Popup Forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your website from spam.

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

Note: the protection only works with alternative cookies on.

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Login/Signup Popup Forms

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 you How to completely protect your Login/Signup Popup Forms from spam.

How to check spam protection for Login/Signup Popup Forms

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Login/Signup Popup 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 Login/Signup Popup 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.
May 30, 2023
How to stop spam on WordPress – eForms
CleanTalk added spam protection for eForms using direct form integration. So in case, if you prefer using eForms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your eForms from spam.

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

Note: the protection only works with alternative cookies on.

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download eForm

How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

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

Then enter «CleanTalk» 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 you How to completely protect your eForms from spam.

How to check spam protection for eForms

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your eForms 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 eForms 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.

Need help with settings or missed spam?

If you have any issues with the plugin settings, test submissions or missed spam signups, feel free to ask for help in the comments section down below.

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.
May 23, 2023
User Registration Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress
CleanTalk added spam protection for User Registration Forms using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using User Registration Forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your website from spam.

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

Note: the protection only works with alternative cookies on.

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download User Registration Forms

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 you How to completely protect your User Registration Forms from spam.

How to check spam protection for User Registration Forms

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your User Registration 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 User Registration 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.
May 15, 2023
Effective Way to Protect Your Email Address on Your Website From Spammers With Email Encoder

Protecting email addresses from spammers is an important security rule for everybody on the Internet. Since spammers can capture email addresses with their automatic bot-programs, your inbox could become a trash can for many years if it wasn’t protected enough.

If you neglect protecting your inbox from spam, it could be filled with useless and unnecessary information. It could lead to missing important emails that might be more important to you. In some cases spam could become a dangerous malicious software that might harm your computer or your files.

To protect your email address from spam and crawlers/parsers you can use CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin that offers encoding and hiding your email address on your website. Our module protects email addresses from automatic crawlers and spammers and prevents your address to be added to spam mailing lists.

Other practical methods of protecting email addresses include using a symbol of comma or round brackets instead of dots, JavaScript code for hiding or encoding the addresses right inside of the HTML markup. If you use WordPress as your CMS, you can also use CleanTalk WordPress Email Encoder to hide your email address.

CleanTalk Email Encoder & Obfuscator — is a tool for encoding and hiding of your email address from bots and crawlers. It is an additional option in the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin.

Generally, protection of your email address on your website and in your electronic documents is important for getting rid of a bombardment of your inbox by unwanted advertisements, fraudulent emails and preventing from being used in other malicious activities, that’s why it’s important to take measures to protect your own email address. CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin offers simple and effective methods of protecting your email address on your website.

May 10, 2023
GDPR compliance notification in comments is no longer supported

A while back, you might have seen a checkbox in the comments of a WordPress website saying that the site visitor had read the agreement and agreed to the site’s GDPR policy. Without the checkbox, you couldn’t submit a comment.

The feature wasn’t very popular and we decided to remove it. In the future. If you need to comply with GDPR requirements you can use other solutions to inform users.

April 18, 2023
Anti-Spam plugin for OpenCart 4 is finally here
We are glad to present the Anti-Spam protection for OpenCart 4. 100% supported and tested.
Despite the lack of official documentation, we made it. Feel free to download and install the plugin!

How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Extension in OpenCart 4
1. Go to your Anti-Spam Dashboard
2. Make backup copies of your forum files and database.
3. Download the extension archive.
4. Go to OpenCart Administrator Panel → Extensions → Installer → Upload the archive with the plugin.
  
  Then install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam:
5. Go to the tab Extensions → Extensions → Choose the extension type “Modules“.
  
  Find the row “Anti-Spam by CleanTalk” in the table and install the plugin.
6. Click on Edit for Anti-Spam by CleanTalk.
7. Copy the Access key from your CleanTalk Dashboard and paste it in the “Access key” field, set up the modification and press the blue button “Save”.
8. Do a test registration or post a test comment using the blacklisted email address: *@*******lk.org
  
  Do not perform any tests being logged in as an administrator.
How to Add a Website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard

Please, use this guide to add a website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard.

Congratulations. Anti-Spam is installed!

Please go to Dashboard to see the Anti-Spam status, add new websites, or manage existing ones!

Please check your inbox to get your account password.
April 12, 2023
Kali Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress
CleanTalk added spam protection for Kali Forms using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using Kali Forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your website from spam.

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

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Kali Forms

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 you How to completely protect your Kali Forms from spam.

How to check spam protection for Kali Forms

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Kali 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 Kali 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.
March 5, 2023

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