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Awesome Support Forms Spam Protection for WordPress
CleanTalk added spam protection for Awesome Support using direct form integration. So in case, you prefer using this type of forms be sure to use the most effective Anti-Spam plugin. Read the guide below and learn 4 steps to protect all your contact 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 Awesome Support but also many others.

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Awesome Support

How to install CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin

To install the Anti-Spam plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Add New.

Then enter «CleanTalk» 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 Forms from spam.

How to check Awesome Support Spam Protection

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your 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 protect your Contact 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.
April 13, 2025
WordPress Plugin to Stop Spam in Reviews: Real Protection for Site Reviews
Review forms are among the most vulnerable parts of any website. That’s exactly why, in order to protect them effectively, using a WordPress plugin to stop spam in reviews is not just helpful — it’s essential. If you’re using the Site Reviews plugin for WordPress, you’ve likely seen fake reviews, spammy links, or even automated bots flooding your site.

You just spent 30 minutes deleting 17 fake reviews. And yet, tomorrow, there will likely be 25 more. As a result, it becomes a familiar — and frustrating — cycle that wastes time and drains energy.

Why You Need Spam Protection for Site Reviews in WordPress

Manual moderation quickly becomes unmanageable. Likewise, simply hiding forms doesn’t solve the problem. In both cases, the real issue remains untouched — automated spam submissions from bots and crawlers that specifically target testimonial and review forms.

If you’re searching for a way to stop fake reviews in WordPress, a dedicated anti-spam plugin is the most reliable option.

How CleanTalk Works to Stop Review Spam in WordPress

CleanTalk Anti-Spam provides direct integration with the Site Reviews plugin. It filters every form submission before it’s published, blocking anything suspicious automatically — without affecting real users.

Here’s how CleanTalk helps:

One plugin for all WordPress forms
In addition to reviews, CleanTalk also protects comments, contact forms, login forms, and registration pages — offering full-site anti-spam coverage.

Seamless integration with Site Reviews plugin
Better yet, CleanTalk automatically detects review forms and works right out of the box — no configuration required.

Stops spam before it hits the WordPress dashboard
In fact, you won’t even see the spam. CleanTalk blocks suspicious submissions in real time, keeping your admin panel clean and distraction-free.

Cloud-based filtering with zero impact on site speed
Unlike many plugins, CleanTalk does all the processing in the cloud. Your WordPress site stays lightning fast.

Invisible anti-spam protection for users
As a result, users won’t encounter any interruptions or confusing fields. Instead, the form remains fast, simple, and easy to complete.

Compatible with any review form setup
Whether you use shortcodes, modal popups, or custom implementations, CleanTalk has you covered.

Detailed spam logs and activity reports
Easily review what was blocked and why — great for troubleshooting or analytics.

Real Results: Preventing Fake WordPress Reviews

For example, on a WordPress site with over 300 monthly reviews, CleanTalk blocked 87 fake submissions in just one week — all without a single false positive.

Behind the scenes, the plugin filtered spammy review attempts using IP blacklists, content analysis, and behavioral patterns. Meanwhile, real users experienced no interruptions whatsoever.

How to Get Started with CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin
1. Go to your WordPress admin → Plugins → Add New.
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1. Search for “Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk.”
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1. Click Install, then Activate.
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1. In plugin settings, click Get Access Key Automatically, then Save Settings.
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Your Site Reviews plugin is now protected.

Already using WPForms, Contact Form 7, or WooCommerce review forms? CleanTalk works with them too.

Stop Review Spam in WordPress and Protect Your Testimonial Forms Effortlessly

If you’re a small business owner, developer, or store admin, spam reviews can damage credibility and waste time. CleanTalk offers the easiest way to:
- Prevent fake reviews from bots and link spammers
- Stop spam in WordPress review forms without CAPTCHAs
- Improve customer trust by keeping your reviews section clean
- Save hours on manual moderation
Don’t wait for your reviews section to be overrun. One plugin. Five minutes. Zero spam

Looking for more ways to reduce fake reviews and spam in WordPress? The WordPress Plugin Directory features hundreds of tools — but very few offer real-time protection like CleanTalk. Choosing a proven solution helps keep your testimonials section clean and trusted.
March 5, 2025
Hiding your WordPress username from bad bots

Do you know how to hide your WordPress usernames from bad bots? We are glad to introduce you a new Security plugin improvement: from now CleanTalk allows you to hide WordPress username from bad bots brute-force.

Before this improvement became available some bots could learn WordPress usernames by their ID and use it to brute-force these accounts later. For example, a request like «‎https://blog.cleantalk.org/?author=007»‎ could return the username «https://blog.cleantalk.org/author/james_bond».

This option is switched off by default so in order to avoid vulnerabilities like that we highly recommend to switch it on.

Step 1: Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.

Step 2: Go to Settings beneath the Security plugin.

And after that choose General Settings.

Step 3: Go to Miscellaneous section and find checkbox ‎«‎Prevent collecting of authors logins» and just check this box.

Step 4: Press the «Save Changes» button.

Success! That’s how quickly CleanTalk allows you to hide WordPress username from bad bots

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 Anti-Spam plugin protects your Clean and Simple Contact Forms from spam.

August 6, 2021
How to protect your Jetpack forms using CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin
After you created your contact form using Jetpack Forms you may get spam through comments and contact forms. Jetpack has an integrated system of manual moderation of 100% comments, but if you want to save your own time we have a smart solution for your site. CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin protects all of your Jetpack 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 Jetpack contact forms but many others.

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, click the «Get Access Key Automatically» button. Then click the «Save Settings»‎ button.

That’s it! From now your WordPress website and Jetpack forms are protected from spam.

You can always use our detailed installation instructions.

Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download Contact Form by Jetpack Forms

How to check that CleanTalk already protects your Jetpack forms from spam

You can test the work of Anti-Spam protection for your Jetpack contact and comments form 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 Anti-Spam plugin protects all of your Jetpack 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. https://cleantalk.org/help/introduction

WordPress spam protection
July 20, 2021
Introducing: CleanTalk Pixel
Our mission is to protect your website from spam. In order to do so we need to firstly identificate visitor’s IP address. But detecting IP address sometimes may go wrong because it may be substituted by some bots. So we decided to exclude the probability of false triggering and here comes the CleanTalk Pixel that improves your website spam protection.

What is CleanTalk Pixel and how does it improve your site spam protection

It is an «invisible» 1×1px image that Anti-Spam plugin integrates to your WordPress website. And when someone visits your website the Pixel is triggered and reports this visit and some other data including true IP address.

This Pixel is not located on some server but is created in HTML every time you load your website page. This exactly helps our system to get the most true IP address and not be confused by CDN or plugins caching site requests. And that’s exactly how CleanTalk Pixel improves your website spam protection.

How to connect Pixel to your website

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 Add a CleanTalk Pixel… field in Data Processing section.

Step 3: Choose, how exactly Pixel will act:
- Via direct output – insert Pixel code into HTML from the backend.
- Via Javascript – insert Pixel code into HTML from the frontend.
- Auto – insert Pixel code into HTML from the backend if pixel detects a caching plugin (Recommended).
- Off – Pixel if disabled.
After that just press the Save Changes button.

Done! It really is that simple.

If you have any questions, add a comment and we will be happy to help you.
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You can see a complete list of CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin features here.

WordPress spam protection
July 9, 2021

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