Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin
by NYSL · WordPress.org page · Website
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 137,772 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 at a glance
Is Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Manually email block
- Email domain block
- Words and phrases block
- Top level domains block
- Protect form from messages that contain shortlinks
- Protect from blank text submitions
- Log the failed messages
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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This plugin breaks the WP backend
This plugin breaks the Wordpress backend. It broke several of my other plugins and was deleted from my site. It is completely useless and the developer's response in support was that it was not designed to work with other plugins I am using.
HudsonValleyWebDesign -
Good plugin
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webmaster1234 -
Nice, simple and useful!
Thanks very much for this useful plugin! I am using it to block on domain level so that spammers don´t use the "from" mail input to insert our own domain. This makes it easy. It´s just a plugin to the point without bling bling. Easy to understand and use and it blends perfectly in to the default user interface of CF7 in back end but also in front end for the error message! The only thing: Would be great if the background color in back end would have the same color like the other tabs of CF7. This dark gray seems bit to dark. But think this is personal reference. Really nice, thanks a lot for this!
Artan -
Perfect and works very well
Thank you very much for such an amaxing plugin. Don't let this plugin die! Thank you very much.
Tarjeet Singh -
Manual blocking for the win
The manual blocking works great for me. Thanks a lot.
con -
Doesn't Work
It doesn't work, when you put a word or a phrase to block for input fields, it's still submits the form regardless, it works for word and email id. But it doesn't work for more than one word, like phrase (e.g. 'spam word') - it will submit form even if this phrase is listed among to block
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Where Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anti-Spam Plugins | #32 in search, not tagged | #63 | – |
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 alternatives
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Details
Spam Protect for Contact-Form7 protects from spam and bots. Customize defense strategies and monitor blocked attempts. Protect your time effectively!
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- anti-spam plugin
- contact form 7 security
- Form spam prevention
- Website form protection
- WordPress form security
- Version
- 1.2.10
- Last updated
- Feb 6, 2026
- First published
- Apr 1, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 FAQ
What does Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 offers Manually email block, Email domain block, Words and phrases block, Top level domains block and Protect form from messages that contain shortlinks.
How many active installs does Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 as of September 7, 2026.
Is Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on February 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Does Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 free?
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 is #63 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.