MioGuard for Contact Form 7

MioGuard for Contact Form 7 is a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that protects Contact Form 7 forms from spam and bot submissions using an IP-based rate limit and a customizable honeypot field.

This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Contact Form 7 team.

Key features:
– Rate-limit form submissions by IP (configurable from the admin panel; default 5 minutes)
– Customizable honeypot field to catch bots
– Optional “Protected by CF7 Simple Guard” badge
– Fully localized (English + Italian included)
– No extra database tables, uses WordPress transients with automatic expiration
– Works with Contact Form 7 forms using Gutenberg or Classic editor
– Compatible with WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+

How it works:
– The plugin blocks repeat submissions from the same IP within the configured interval.
– The honeypot field prevents automated bots from sending forms.
– Optionally, you can show a small badge at the end of the form to indicate protection.

Localization
– English (en_US) and Italian (it_IT) included.
– Other languages can be added via .po / .mo files in /languages.

1. Upload the mioguard-for-contact-form-7 folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

3. Go to **Settings → MioGuard for Contact Form 7 ** to configure:

   • Honeypot field name
   • Rate-limit interval (1–1440 minutes)
   • Enable/disable the badge

4. Add the honeypot field to your forms (example):

5. Requires Plugins: contact-form-7