Spambargo: Anti-Spam for Forms & Comments
Spambargo is a simple anti-spam plugin for WordPress site owners, agencies and website builders. It helps block unwanted form submissions, comments and WooCommerce spam without requiring a third-party CAPTCHA service or complicated setup. It works with Elementor Pro Forms, Contact Form 7, JetFormBui
About this tool.
Spambargo is a simple anti-spam plugin for WordPress site owners, agencies and website builders. It helps block unwanted form submissions, comments and WooCommerce spam without requiring a third-party CAPTCHA service or complicated setup.
It works with Elementor Pro Forms, Contact Form 7, JetFormBuilder, Ninja Forms, WooCommerce registration and checkout, WooCommerce Checkout Blocks, WordPress comments, and eligible generic lead forms.
Common spam terms are pre-filled on fresh installs. Review and adjust the rules for your audience. The most useful controls are shown first, while technical options stay under Advanced settings.
What can Spambargo block?
- Messages containing blocked words or phrases.
- Messages with too many links.
- Visitors from selected countries (when a supported geolocation source is available).
- Visitors whose preferred browser languages match selected language codes.
- Disposable and suspicious email addresses.
- Forms submitted unrealistically fast.
- Repeated submissions from the same visitor.
- Specific email addresses and email domains.
- Specific IP addresses and IPv4 or IPv6 network ranges.
- Messages written mostly in capital letters.
- Clearly suspicious phone number patterns when the optional phone check is enabled.
- Additional automated spam using optional browser-token and math-challenge checks.
Supported forms and integrations
- Elementor Pro Forms.
- Contact Form 7.
- JetFormBuilder.
- Ninja Forms.
- WooCommerce registration and classic checkout.
- WooCommerce Checkout Blocks.
- WordPress comments.
