Description
Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7 adds a lightweight, privacy-friendly anti-spam layer without modifying Contact Form 7 core files.
Features:
- Layered anti-spam protection designed for real-world form traffic.
- Fresh protection data can be refreshed on rendered forms, which helps on cached pages.
- Front-end assets load only where protected forms are present.
- Optional diagnostic logging to the plugin log file.
- Built-in statistics for allowed and blocked requests.
- Optional WordPress comment protection module.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsscreen in WordPress. - Make sure Contact Form 7 is installed and active.
- Go to
Settings > CF7 Anti-spamand keep protection enabled.
FAQ
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Does this plugin change Contact Form 7 core files?
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No. It integrates through hooks and front-end injection only.
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Does it work with cached pages?
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Yes. The script requests a fresh anti-spam challenge for rendered forms, so cached HTML is less likely to cause stale hidden values.
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Contributors and Developers
“Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Change Log
1.0.35
- Refined public request parsing to read only expected anti-spam fields.
1.0.34
- Restored cached form challenge refresh support with allowlisted unit tags.
1.0.33
- Restricted public request parsing to allowlisted anti-spam fields.
1.0.32
- Addressed WordPress.org review feedback for admin assets, metadata, and output handling.
- Renamed the 24-hour statistics row for clarity.
1.0.31
- Reduced implementation detail in admin and readme text and cleaned duplicate 1.0.30 entries.
1.0.30
- Show statistics only for enabled protection modules.
- Unified legacy CF7 passed statistics with modern behavior.
1.0.29
- Fixed WordPress comment protection token validation by switching comments and challenge refresh to the same shared anti-spam token store.
1.0.28
- Fixed comment protection token handling to use the shared challenge token store.
1.0.27
- Removed the hard dependency on Contact Form 7 so the comments module can be used independently.
- Refined the admin interface styling with cleaner native WordPress sections and reduced visual framing.
1.0.26
- Refined the admin interface layout and visual styling for a cleaner native WordPress look.
1.0.25
- Refined the settings UI and improved the statistics layout.
1.0.24
- Improved comment-module debug logging and frontend loading hygiene.
1.0.23
- Added optional WordPress comment protection module.
- Expanded protection statistics with today, 7-day, 30-day, and all-time ranges.
- Split protection statistics per module for Contact Form 7 and comments.
1.0.22
- Improved legacy fork blocking and fallback challenge refresh when admin AJAX is restricted.
- Reduced duplicate challenge refresh requests and improved legacy spam response messaging.
1.0.18
- Added a behavior marker layer for pointer, touch, and keyboard interaction.
- Added protection statistics for passed and blocked submissions.
- Fixed asset versioning so the front-end script version matches the current plugin version.
1.0.17
- Improved admin hints for clarity and accuracy.
1.0.16
- Adjusted minimum submission time window for better UX.
1.0.15
- Improved REST compatibility and challenge handling.
1.0.12
- Fixed compatibility with Contact Form 7 REST API submissions.
1.0.10
- Added diagnostic logging system.
1.0.0
- Initial release.