Advanced Spam Protection for Contact Form 7 – GotechArk Spam Shield

Are you tired of receiving spam through Contact Form 7?
Bots, fake leads, and automated scripts constantly target CF7 forms — even if you use reCAPTCHA or honey pots.

GotechArk Advanced Spam Shield provides a complete, modern, and intelligent way to stop Contact Form 7 spam, without annoying users or adding CAPTCHA.

This plugin uses multiple advanced layers of protection:

• Timing-based spam detection
• Repeated submission blocking
• VPN / Proxy detection
• Multi-IP usage analysis
• Browser fingerprint tracking
• Behavior-based heuristics
• Submission logging with detailed data
• SweetAlert UI for clean error messages

The plugin works immediately after activation — no form editing required.

Features

• Automatic protection — works instantly with all Contact Form 7 forms.
• Configurable minimum submission time.
• Repeated submission blocker.
• VPN / Proxy detection.
• Browser fingerprinting.
• Behavior-based heuristics.
• Detailed logs (IP, fingerprint, spam reason, user agent).
• Lightweight — no external API required.
• Clean SweetAlert UI alerts.

Plugin Settings

Located under Tools → CF7 Spam Shield.

Minimum Submission Time

Detects instant bot submissions.
Recommended: 3–5 seconds.

Block Repeated Submissions

Prevents multiple attempts from the same user/bot.

VPN / Proxy Check

Detects suspicious IP ranges.

Browser Fingerprint Tracking

Identifies bots even if IP changes.

Log Viewer

View blocked and passed submissions with detailed info.

1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate through Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Protection starts automatically
4. Go to Tools → CF7 Spam Shield to configure
5. View logs at Tools → CF7 Spam Logs

1. 

   Settings page for configuring spam protection features.

2. 

   Submission logs dashboard with fingerprint, IP, and spam reason.

1.0.4

• Minor improvements and documentation updates.

1.0.3

• Minor improvements and documentation updates.

1.0.2

• Minor improvements and documentation updates.

1.0.1

• Minor improvements and documentation updates.

1.0.0

• Initial release with timing checks, repeated submission detection, VPN checks, fingerprinting, and log viewer.