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    • Kali Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

      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.

    • WordPress DDoS Protection. How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks

      WordPress DDoS Protection. How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks

      How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks on WordPress

      To mitigate DDoS attacks you can implement several methods.

      The first method is to forbid access to your website by IP address on the level of your webserver by adding a rule in the file «.htaccess» manually.

      The second method is to install the CleanTalk Security plugin for WordPress, our feature Traffic Control that protects from DoS is enabled by default.

      CleanTalk Traffic Control monitors each request from any IP address and if the number of requests exceeds the limit in a certain time period then this IP address will be temporarily blocked and it wouldn’t be able to access your website at all.

      For instance, if an IP address sends requests to your website with a frequency of 1000 requests per 1 hour, such activity will definitely be blocked for 1 hour.

      You can adjust the settings of Traffic Control as you want and as you find appropriate. To do that, go to your WP Dashboard → Settings → Security by CleanTalk → General Setting → Firewall.

      Time frame to measure page hits – here you can set a time period which will be taken to calculate the number of requests of your visitors.

      Block a visitor if the count of the opened pages in the time frame more than – here you can set your limit of requests after exceeding which any IP address will be blocked.

      Block a visitor if they exceed the limit of opened pages for X minutes – this option is meant for setting a time period a blocked IP address will be put in.

      Ignore logged-in users – tick this option to ignore all requests going from your logged-in users.

      Also, on the tab Firewall, you can see all IP addresses that are visiting your website right now.


      What are DDoS and DoS?

      These are types of attacks on a website when a lot of requests are being sent. If the number of requests is quite high then it will result in problems with the website functioning.

      The difference between DDoS and DoS consists of that DDoS has a distributed attack, meaning it is executed from many IP addresses, while DoS has just one or a few IP addresses.

      Why DDoS and DoS might be dangerous to a website

      Such types of attacks is based on the fact that a webserver has to process each request, thus running all website page scripts, loading all pictures, and so on spending its resources. As a result, the website will function slower or start giving an error on attempts of visiting any page.
      The second trouble is in a high volume of your website traffic, in some cases, it may lead to unexpected expenses or a warning from your hosting provider.

      It’s unwise to underestimate the dangers of such types of attacks and spend your time forbidding IP addresses manually, it’s more efficient to give this task to the automated tools.

      You can install the plugin Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk from the WordPress catalog.

    • GiveWP Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

      GiveWP Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download GiveWP 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 GiveWP 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.

    • Calculated Fields Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

      Calculated Fields Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Calculated Fields 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 Calculated Fields 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.

    • Our client’s review: GARNETCREATIVE.COM

      Our client’s review: GARNETCREATIVE.COM

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

      Easy setup – Works like a charm!

      I can’t say enough good about CleanTalk. Reasonably priced. Easy to set up. Works immediately to cut down on unwanted traffic and form spam. I install it on every site I build. Clients who were previously bombarded with spam are totally pleased with the result.

    • Anti-Spam Update: Encode email addresses on public pages from bots

      Anti-Spam Update: Encode email addresses on public pages from bots

      Since the Anti-Spam version 5.177, we’ve added a new feature. Now you can encode all email addresses on your pages. Email characters will be hidden visually and addresses will be encoded, so the automatic crawlers will not be able to grab addresses. Visitors can decode addresses by mouse click. This feature helps to prevent direct spam to your email. You can enable this option in the Data Processing section here:

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

      Encode contact data option

      The plugin will encode all email addresses on your pages. 

      Original view:

      Encoded view:

      After clicking the address will be decoded:

      That’s really how it works. Give it a try and protect all your email addresses on the website.

       

      How to check the encryption already works

      1. Open your webpage in your browser Guest (Incognito) mode.
      2. Scroll down the page to the email address. Now you should see the email is already encrypted.

      To decrypt it, just click on it. If you hover the mouse pointer over the email, you will see the “This contact was encoded by CleanTalk. Click to decode” message. It is a hint for your website visitors. Be sure to test the encryption/decryption in Guest (Incognito) mode, because if you are authorized on the site, there will be no encryption.

      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 see the email address in full, you probably didn’t switch to incognito mode in your browser.

    • wpForo Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

      wpForo Forms – Spam Protection for WordPress

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download wpForo 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 wpForo 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.

    • Vulnerability in the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin for WordPress

      Vulnerability in the CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin for WordPress

      There was a slight vulnerability in the comment scanning interface. It was not very serious, since only the logged-in administrator could execute the malware. In other words, in order to exploit a vulnerability, you need access to a site with administrator privileges. And if an attacker has such access, then this makes this vulnerability irrelevant, because he obviously can add any malicious code without using any vulnerabilities. The vulnerability in the plugin interface can still be exploited in versions till 5.174.1.

      Anyway, we added the bugfix in the version 5.174.1 of Anti-Spam Plugin right after we got the message from WordPress Plugin Team. So from now on, all you have to do is to make sure, that your Anti-Spam Plugin is up-to-date. 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.

    • Check your plugins and themes using CleanTalk Web Application FireWall (WAF)

      Check your plugins and themes using CleanTalk Web Application FireWall (WAF)

      From now the Security Plugin also grants your WordPress website the best malware protection. Malware can be sometimes uploaded via different themes and plugins. Using WAF is the best way to prevent your site from being infected.

      Download «Security & Malware scan» plugin

      To enable this option go to your Dashboard and choose Installed Plugins in Plugins menu.

      Then go to Settings below your Security Plugin.

      And check the “Check plugins and themes while uploading” checkbox.

      How to check WordPress plugin for Malware

      Step 1: Go to your WordPress Dashboard. Then go to Plugins and press Add new.

      Step 2: Click on the Upload Plugin button.

      Step 3: Then choose your Plugin (it should be compressed to .ZIP file). After that just press Install now and let WAF do the rest.

      Step 4: Wait until the Security Plugin finishes the malware scan of your plugin. If you see INFECTED or Plugin installation failed messages – it means that Malware has been found and the Plugin you uploaded may be infected.

      And in case you see a success message – feel free to use the Plugin.

      How to check WordPress Theme for Malware

      Step 1: Go to your WordPress Dashboard. Press the Appearance button and on the next page press Add new.

      Step 2: Click on the Upload Theme button. Then choose your Theme (it should be compressed to .ZIP file). Then just press Install now and let the Plugin do the rest.

      After antivirus scan, the Plugin will display a message with the check results. If you see INFECTED or Theme installation failed messages – it means that Malware has been found and the theme you uploaded may be infected.

      So in that case the installation will be interrupted and your website will remain safe. After malware removal, the theme may be uploaded again.

      You can create your own CleanTalk account to see the security status of your website, add new websites or manage existing ones!

      Create an account

    • Our client’s story: ZDRAVEMASAZE.SK

      Our client’s story: ZDRAVEMASAZE.SK

      We continue sharing our clients’ reviews and today’s story is brought to you by @maroshi from zdravemasaze.sk.

      I am using CleanTalk for couple of years already. I am amazed: my mailbox used to be full of spam. After activating their plugin in WordPress, I literally have zero waste in my mailbox. Their algorithms do the the job. And all this for very reasonable price. Great value for my money, no doubt.