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  • #1432677

    Hi,
    I use the Google reCAPTCHA version 3 and even though I use this, I get a serious amount of spam messages through my contactform on my website every day. I also tried version 2, which had exactly the same results.
    What can I do to stop this spam?

    Thanks in advance,
    Anouk

    #1432719

    Hey Anouk,

    Thank you for the inquiry.

    You could try installing a different contact form plugin, such as Contact Form 7 or WP Forms, which have their own spam protection settings. They are also compatible with third-party extensions that can provide additional protection against spam emails, such as Akismet or Honeypot.

    Best regards,
    Ismael

    #1433268

    Dear Ismael,

    I noticed that the plugin “WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam” has very good reviews (in contrast to Honeypot for Contact Form 7) and noticed that it is compatible with many contact forms, such as Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Elementor, Divi, etc.

    In the description of “WP Armour Extended” (paid version) also Enfold is mentioned (Avia-Enfold-Theme). What does this mean exactly?

    And are you also working on the compatibility of the FREE version of WP Armour with your Enfold contact form? That would be great!

    Best regards, C

    #1433405

    Hi,

    In the description of “WP Armour Extended” (paid version) also Enfold is mentioned (Avia-Enfold-Theme). What does this mean exactly?

    We understand your interest in using the plugin, but unfortunately, we haven’t had the opportunity to test it. At this time, we don’t have plans to make the default contact form compatible with the free version of the plugin. Thank you for your understanding.

    Best regards,
    Ismael

    #1433424

    Dear Ismael,

    thanks for your quick answer. So if I understand correctly, it is not fully sure that the WP Armour Extended version works well with the Enfold contact form. Then I will probably reconsider.

    Nevertheless, it would be great, if you could include some new anti spam measures in your future contact form. Love your theme, but the clients are dissatisfied by the amount of spam messages through the contact form.

    Keep up the good work and have a nice day!

    Best regards, C

    #1433427

    I have purchased the advanced version of the plugin. The license plans are humane – so I bought the corporate version for lifetime support and an unlimited number of pages. Sometimes there are good offers f.e. black friday etc.
    The following forms are supported in the advanced version.
    I can only agree with the positive comments on the Internet, and although it is basically just a honeypot solution, it probably does a lot better than its competitors.

    I can’t say whether it’s advisable to deselect the ones you don’t use; I did.

    #1433438

    Dear Guenni007, thanks a lot for your helpful addition! You are right, the prices of this plugin are quite reasonable. So you have good experiences with using this plugin, both regarding the compatibility with Enfold as well as the anti spam effects? BR, C

    #1433765

    Yes, the plugin is recommended for both reasons.

    PS: Sometimes I even think that the use of Google Recaptcha solutions attracts such spam bots; in the sense that their interest is aroused.

    #1433821

    Thanks a lot for your reply!
    Have a nice weekend!

    #1442462

    Another easy method to reduce spam is to rename the form action in the output (functions php) and add an onfocus() and onmouseover() to the enfold number-captcha field.

    ob_start();
    add_action(‘shutdown’, function () {
    $html = ob_get_clean();
    $html = str_replace(‘action=”/kontaktform/”‘,’action=”/formerror/”‘,$html);
    $html = str_replace(‘”text_input captcha”‘,'”text_input captcha” onfocus=”changeaction();” onmouseover=”changeaction();”‘,$html);
    echo $html;
    }, 0);

    And a little piece of Javascript – the id of my form is kontakt.
    function changeaction() {
    document.getElementById(“kontakt”).action=”kontaktform/”;
    }

    #1442485

    Hi,
    Thank you for sharing, perhaps this will help someone in the future.
    If you have any further questions please create a new thread and we will gladly try to help you. Thank you for using Enfold.

    Best regards,
    Mike

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