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How to Stop Spam in Contact Form 7: Best Protection Methods in 2026
Contact Form 7 remains one of the most widely used contact form plugins in the WordPress ecosystem, with more than 10 million active installations listed in the official WordPress plugin directory. It has stayed popular for years because it gives site owners a practical, lightweight, and flexible way to add contact forms without switching to
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Critical Vulnerability CVE-2025-11705: Arbitrary File Reading in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
The CleanTalk research team discovered a critical vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin “Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall” (GOTMLS), installed on over 100,000 websites. CVE-2025-11705 allows attackers with minimal privileges (Subscriber level) to read arbitrary files on the server, including the critical wp-config.php file, which contains database credentials and secret keys. This issue was independently…
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Client Review: Maker Of Jacket
We’re happy to share another story from one of our valued clients — Maker Of Jacket. At CleanTalk, we always appreciate hearing how our service helps real businesses operate more smoothly. Feedback like this motivates our team to continue improving our anti-spam technologies and deliver reliable, invisible protection for websites of all sizes. Today’s highlight…
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reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and CleanTalk: A Comparison for WordPress Spam Protection
Spam on WordPress isn’t just annoying — it’s relentless, especially for those searching for reCAPTCHA alternatives WordPress. You can read our full guide on how to stop WordPress spam without CAPTCHA — including real examples from site owners. Fake signups, bot comments, and form spam eat up time, clog your inbox, and scare off real…
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Step-by-Step: Protect Elementor Forms with CleanTalk
You built a clean Elementor form. It looks perfect, loads fast, and your client’s happy — until bots discover it.Within hours, your inbox floods with fake “leads” promising SEO miracles or casino deals.Let’s fix that — without breaking your UX or your sanity. Why Bots Love Elementor Bots don’t hack — they automate.They scan for…
