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    • How to stop spam on WordPress – Strong Testimonials Forms

      How to stop spam on WordPress – Strong Testimonials Forms

      CleanTalk added spam protection for Strong Testimonials Forms using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using Strong Testimonials Forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your Strong Testimonials Forms 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 Strong Testimonials Forms but also many others.

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Strong Testimonials 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 СonvertKit Forms from spam.

      How to check spam protection for Strong Testimonials Forms

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

    • How to stop spam on WordPress – Sendinblue Forms

      How to stop spam on WordPress – Sendinblue Forms

      CleanTalk added spam protection for Sendinblue Forms using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using Sendinblue Forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect your Sendinblue Forms 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 Sendinblue Forms but also many others.

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Sendinblue 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 СonvertKit Forms from spam.

      How to check spam protection for Sendinblue Forms

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

    • Geolocation (сity) in the Security Log and email reports

      Geolocation (сity) in the Security Log and email reports

      Sometimes knowing the attacker’s country is just not enough, so now we added certain geolocation by IP to help you. The new feature will be added automatically to all Website Security plugin users.

      You can notice it:

      1. On the Security Log page.
      2. On the Security FireWall page.
      3. On the Blacklists Database Reports page.
      4. In your email with Successful Logins With an Administrator Role.
      5. In your email Weekly Security report.

      Blacklists Database Reports page

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    • Anti-Spam pricing update 2022

      Anti-Spam pricing update 2022

      It’s been 8 years since the last pricing change. Since that moment, spam bots become smarter every day and quality requirements for anti-spam services have greatly increased. We’re updating our prices so that we can continue to offer you the best product quality and support experience. 

      As always, we offer a range of plans, so new clients can pick a price that works for their budget. New clients can also easily compare services between leading anti-spam services and ensure that the prices are quite reasonable.

      Before

      From August 10 and on

      The new prices will apply on August 10, 2022.

      The increase will only affect the purchase of new licenses. Previously paid licenses (before August 10, 2022) can be renewed at the previous price from the Dashboard or by auto-pay.

    • Custom text messages for Security FireWall Block Page

      Custom text messages for Security FireWall Block Page

      We’re glad to introduce the new feature of our Security Extra Package.

      When you use Personal Black Lists (including blocking by country) users see a default message “This is the testing page for Security FireWall” but now you can change it. The message can include your email or phone number. In that case, you can collect data about the reasons for false positives.

      How to create a custom message

      Step 1: Go to your Dashboard => Security. Select your website and click on Settings.

      Step2: Scroll down to Message for forbidden visitors and check it. After that you can type any text you want including emails and phone numbers. When finished just press the Update button.

      That’s it! Your custom message is enabled and updated. After about 10 minutes you can take a look at your Security FireWall block page.

      How to preview your block page

      Step 1: Go to Dashboard => Security => Your website Settings (exactly like it was described above). Then click on Testing Security FireWall.

      Step 2: After that, your Security FireWall testing page will appear. Here you can preview your custom message and edit it if needed.

      Get your Website Security now

       

    • 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.

    • New feature in Website Security FireWall Log

      New feature in Website Security FireWall Log

      Your website is regularly visited by different bots. The “bad” ones are blocked by your Security FireWall before they even reach your website, but what happens with the “good” ones like Google, Bing, and MSN? From now you can use Security FireWall Log to find out, what ”good“ bot visit your site and how many actions they provide there.

      What exact information can you get:

      • Date
      • Website
      • URL of visited website
      • Bot IP
      • Hostname (in case it can be defined)
      • Browser used by bot
      • Bot country
      • Quantity of requests (hits)
      • FireWall result

      How it works

      Step 1: Go to your Security Dashboard. Choose “Site Security” in the “Services” menu.

      Step 2: Go to your Security FireWall Log:

      In order to find information about some specific bot just type in the name of it (or part of the name).

      From that page, you may decide whether you want to block one of these bots or not.

      How to block bots by User-Agent

      Feel free to block any bot using our special guide.

    • A minor security vulnerability in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress prior 5.171.1

      A minor security vulnerability in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress prior 5.171.1

      We have fixed a minor security vulnerability in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk for WordPress. The vulnerability in the plugin interface can still be exploited in versions till 5.171.2. You can see the changelog here.

      You can check the current version of the plugin in the list of your installed 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.

    • How to protect your Open Journal Systems (OJS) website from spam using the Universal Anti-Spam Plugin

      How to protect your Open Journal Systems (OJS) website from spam using the Universal Anti-Spam Plugin

      Installing the Anti-Spam service by CleanTalk takes about 10 minutes and grants full spam protection for all the forms on your website. It could be a comment form, a registration form, a feedback form, or any other. Just follow the steps below.

      Step 1: Make backup copies of your website files and database.

      Step 2: Download and unzip the “CleanTalk” folder into your websites’ ROOT folder.

      Step 3: Proceed to address (your_website_name/cleantalk/install.php):

      Steo 4: Create your CleanTalk account here.

      Step 5: Enter your email and password and then click the “LOGIN” button to continue with the installation.

      At the end of the successful installation, you will see this message

      To enter the plugin settings go to (your_website_name/cleantalk/settings.php). Here you can manage the plugin options, see statistics and uninstall the plugin.

      How to check that the Anti-Spam already works with your OJS website

      Go to any form on your site (e.g. registration form) and type in

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection by using a test email s @ cleantalk.org (without spaces). 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.

      That’s it. From now on your Open Journal System website forms are fully protected from spam.

    • CleanTalk lets you control the geographic location where your data is stored

      CleanTalk lets you control the geographic location where your data is stored

      Good news for our EU clients: from now on you can store all your CleanTalk Data exclusively on EU servers. We have developed a data storage system based on geographic location to help you comply with the GDPR policy. If you choose to store data only in the EU, you will be sure that this data will not be stored in other locations. The choice of storage location will not affect the speed of data processing. 

      By default, data is stored on servers with no connection to the location, but now we allow you to transfer and store data already by geography.

      How to change the data storage location to EU

      Step 1: Log in to your CleanTalk Dashboard.

      Stel 2: Open the menu by clicking on your profile name in the upper right corner, then click on the Profile link. Or just use this link.

      Step 3: Open the Profile Options section. Find the Personal data storage server option. The description shows which servers are currently used to store your CleanTalk data.

      Step 4: Select the needed option from the drop-down list and click Apply. The transfer will begin. This may take 10-20 minutes (be sure to refresh the page to see the results).