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    • All-in-one plugin for your Quform Forms spam protection

      All-in-one plugin for your Quform Forms spam protection

      While using Quform Contact Forms, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn how to completely save your Quform Contact Forms from spam.

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Quform Contact 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 Quform Contact Forms from spam.

      Check the result to save your Quform Contact Forms from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Quform Contact 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 enjoy while CleanTalk save your Quform Contact Forms from spam.

      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 save your Form by Web-Settler from spam

      How to save your Form by Web-Settler from spam

      While using Contact Form by Web-Settler, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn how to completely save your Contact Form by Web-Settler from spam.

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Contact Form by Web-Settler 

      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 Contact Form by Web-Settler from spam.

      Check the result to save your Contact Form by Web-Settler from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Contact Form by Web-Settler 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 enjoy while CleanTalk save your Contact Form by Web-Settler from spam.

      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 protect your CS-Cart website from spam using Universal Anti-Spam Plugin by CleanTalk

      How to protect your CS-Cart website from spam using Universal Anti-Spam Plugin by CleanTalk

      Part 1: Installing the Universal Anti-Spam Plugin

      Universal Anti-Spam plugin can be installed on any custom websites, CMS and Frameworks. If you don’t have programming experience to add our API on a website it will be a better way to protect your website from spam with CleanTalk. Invisible to the visitors, spam protection has a positive effect on the loyalty of the site’s audience.

      Installation guide

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

      2. Download and unzip the “cleantalk” folder into your websites’ ROOT folder.

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

      address-strimg

      4. Enter your Access key and click the button “Install” to continue with the installation or enter your e-mail to register a CleanTalk profile and continue with the installation.

      Also, you can register a CleanTalk profile manually by simply clicking the button “Don’t have an account? Create here!“.

      Uni Anti-Spam install

      Universal Anti-Spam plugin will write protection code to index.php file by default. If your contact or registration forms are located in different files/scripts, list them in the “Advanced configuration” section separated by commas. Also, you can set an additional password to the plugin settings.

      Advanced config

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

      Success

      5. You can test any form on your website by using special e-mail st********@ex*****.com. Every submits with this email will be blocked. There is an example of site registration interface on the image.

      test

      Blocking message

      How to Add Website to Cleantalk Anti-Spam Dashboard

      Please, use this guide to add website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard: https://cleantalk.org/help/add-website

      Сongratulations! The setup is complete!

      Notice: 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.

      Settings

      Please go to your Dashboard to see your anti-spam status, add new websites or manage existing ones!

      Part 2: Adding some settings to CS-Cart to protect your CS-Cart website from spam

      Step 1: Create a block with html content.

      And after that go to its Content tab and enable the html adding mode.

      Then add the following script:

      <script>var apbct_checkjs_val = "Q6b4cecdsec6dc894Fa55387bde069cbee18705a0a25e826c30a11774da0b262";</script>
      <script src="/cleantalk/js/ct_js_test.js"></script>
      <script src="/cleantalk/js/ct_ajax_catch.js"></script>

      Attention!

      The value of the variable Q6b4cecdsec6dc894Fa55387bde069cbee18705a0a25e826c30a11774da0b262 needs to be changed and is equal to SHA256 (your API key).

      Step 2: Go to Layouts and add this block to the layout of your main page to make it display all over the website.

      That’s it! Now you know how to protect your CS-Cart website from spam and from now your site is safe.

      Read more about all CleanTalk anti-spam features. Read the following guide and learn how to protect your CS-Cart website from spam using Universal Anti-Spam plugin.

       

      December 2021 update:

      We have changed the way frontend hash is generated:

      • MD5 algorithm is replaced by more progressive SHA256 because of collisions, that were making brute-force easier. Now it’s much more safe. This is relevant for all users of the plugin.
      • From now hash also contains Salt (a unique set of characters generated at the installation stage) in order to exclude brute-forcing of an access key.

      Also in the admin panel for CS-CART users there is a snippet that must be inserted into the pages, i.e. no need to go somewhere yourself – everything is at hand in a box. I am attaching a picture.

      Also backward compatibility works here: users who have installed the snippet on MD5 don’t need to redo something.

    • Updates for spam_check() API method

      Updates for spam_check() API method

      Keeping you updated with the latest changes about API of the spam_check method.

      The 3 following parameters were removed from the API of the spam_check() method due to lack of demand:

      frequency_time_10m - 10 minutes activity
      frequency_time_1h - 1 hour activity
      frequency_time_24h - 24 hours activity

      Instead of these 3 parameters, we added the “spam_frequency_24h” parameter, which shows the number of spam requests from the address over the past 24 hours.

      You can always find the API method description here: https://cleantalk.org/help/api-spam-check.

      And the description of all parameters here: https://cleantalk.org/help/api-spam-check#response-explanation.

    • How to Disable all WordPress Comments

      How to Disable all WordPress Comments

      If you get spam through your comments forms you can always use our Anti-Spam plugin for complete spam protection. But if you decided to disable all WordPress Comments on your website we also have a simple decision for you.

      Follow our guide to disable all the Comments fields you don’t need in less than 5 minutes.

      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 Changes»‎ button.

      Disable all WordPress Comments in 3 steps

      Step 1: Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.

      Then go to Settings link next to CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin.

      Step 2: Click on «Advanced settings» button at the bottom of the screen. More setting will appear.

      Then find Disable all comments in Comments and Messanges section.

      Step 3: Choose wherever you want to disable comments (1) and then press the Save Changes button (2).

      Done! It really is that simple.

      If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.

      Create your CleanTalk account – Register now.

      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 completely protect your WP User Frontend Forms from spam

      How to completely protect your WP User Frontend Forms from spam

      While using WP User Frontend Contact Forms, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn how to completely protect your WP User Frontend Contact Forms from spam.

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download WP User Frontend Contact 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 WP User Frontend Contact Forms from spam.

      How to check that your CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin fully protects your WP User Frontend Contact Forms from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your WP User Frontend Contact 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 enjoy while CleanTalk protects your WP User Frontend Contact Forms from spam.

      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.

    • CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin fully protects your Forms to Email from spam

      CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin fully protects your Forms to Email from spam

      In case you prefer using Contact Form to Email, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn how CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin fully protects your Contact Form to Email from spam

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Contact Form to Email 

      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 protect your Contact Form to Email from spam in about 5 minutes

      How to check that your CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin fully protects your Contact Form to Email from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Contact Form to Email 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 enjoy while CleanTalk protects your Contact Form to Email from spam.

      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 story: appwt.us

      Our client’s story: appwt.us

      We continue with our clients’ stories and today’s story is from Anthony, he is a founder, creator, and owner of appwt.us website among others. They provide affordable business services including Web Application Design & Development, Responsive Web Design & Development, E-Commerce Development, SEO, PPC, Programming, Script Correction, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Print Design, QR Code Design, Animation, Social Media, Advertising, Production, Videos and much more.

      And here’s the story from Anthony

       

      There was an issue with websites we had done for organisations and they were a Children’s Performer. We were getting SPAM displaying on their website about articles related to Viagra and other child inappropriate not related content. It was all because somebody had injected coding through their contact form.

      I found CleanTalk and decided to apply it to my client site to see if it would save us any manual preventive effort. After a couple passes we had ALL of our client websites cleaned up.

      Unlike another services, CleanTalk let me select entire regions and countries to BLOCK with blacklist. Also it let me see where the hack/intrusion attempts were coming from. And also including what code they were trying to interject, their IP Address, and other items.

      The cost of the site licenses has WAY MORE than PAID for itself in saving server bandwidth, site load speed. It works by blocking the intrusion before it floods the server slowing my site a.k.a. DDOS Attacks. And among others my time to remediate it manually which was difficult due to the hundreds of places it had put it’s malware.

      I would recommend it for these reasons and on top of that, the SUPPORT is IMMEDIATELY responsive. My requests were filled and enhancements to the PRODUCT were coded to things specific to my installations. They are great! GET THE ANTISPAM running also. The uptime monitoring tool is useful too for making certain your website is always running, just make certain to Whitelist CleanTalk and their IP Addresses.
    • Your Contact Bank Form spam protection in about 5 minutes

      Your Contact Bank Form spam protection in about 5 minutes

      While using Contact Bank Contact Form, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and grant your Contact Bank Contact Form spam protection in about 5 minutes.

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Contact Bank Contact Form 

      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 have your Contact Bank Contact Form spam protection in about 5 minutes.

      You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

      How to check your Contact Bank contact form are protected from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Contact Bank Contact 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 enjoy while CleanTalk protects your Contact Bank contact forms from spam.

      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 spam protection

    • CleanTalk prevents receiving spam through your SmartForms forms

      CleanTalk prevents receiving spam through your SmartForms forms

      If you prefer to use Smart Forms Contact Form, always be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn how CleanTalk protects your SmartForms contact forms from spam.

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

      Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Smart Forms Contact Form 

      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 know how to prevent getting spam via Smart Forms Contact Form in 5 minutes

      You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

      How to check your Smart Forms contact form are protected from spam

      You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Smart Forms Contact 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 enjoy while CleanTalk protects your SmartForms contact forms from spam.

      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 100% protection against spambots.
      • Always online – 24/7 technical support.
      • Logs, personal lists, country filters, stop-words and many another.

      A complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features can be viewed here.

      WordPress spam protection