Category: News and Updates

  • CleanTalk Merch is Available on Amazon

    CleanTalk Merch is Available on Amazon

    Good news, everyone!

    Now you can buy our merch on Amazon. The water bottle with multiple lids is already available to order. So, be sure to protect your website from spam and drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day 😏

    By the way, what other merch would you like to see? Let us know in the comments.

  • How to stop spam on WordPress – VS Contact Form

    How to stop spam on WordPress – VS Contact Form

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

    Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download VS Contact Form 

    How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

    To install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panelPluginsAdd 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 VS Contact Form

    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 – 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 panelPluginsAdd 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 panelPluginsAdd 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

    Create your CleanTalk account

     

  • 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.