Spam Check with Fullworks Anti Spam Pro
Fullworks Anti Spam uses a multiple layer approach to protect WordPress commenta nd fomrs from spam, including GDPR compliant options and without reCAPTCHA. WS Form PRO is fully integrated with the highly effective Fullworks Anti Spam plugin and provides a convenient and effective way of tackling form submissions containing spam content.
Any submissions checked with Fullworks Anti Spam will be graded for spam, and a colored circle will accompany the submission in the WS Form submissions page. Red = blatant spam, Orange = possible spam, Green = not considered spam.
Activate Fullworks Anti Spam Pro
In order to use this action, you will need to have the Fullworks Anti Spam Pro plugin and a valid licence activated. Fullworks Anti Spam Pro is surprisingly inexpense compared to solutions like Akismet, check out the pricing here.
Enabling Fullworks Anti Spam
To enable Fullworks Anti Spam on your form:
- Click the settings icon at the top of the layout editor.
- Click the Spam tab.
- Check the Enabled setting in the Fullworks Anti Spam section of the sidebar.
You are then presented with the following options:
Email Field
You should select the field on your form that represents the email address of the website visitor completing your form. If no options appear under this setting, it means you do not have an email field on your form, so you should add one.
Fields to Check for Spam
Click the Add icon to add fields on your form that will contain textual content. Fullworks Anti Spam will analyze these fields for spam. A good example of a field you would choose here might be an Inquiry or Comments text area field.
Settings
This setting lets you determine what to do if spam is found.
- Use Spam Threshold – Fullworks Anti Spam will score the submission between 0 (Not spam) and 100 (Blatant spam) and will use the spam threshold setting (at the bottom of the sidebar) to determine if the submission should be placed in the submissions spam folder. Actions and add-ons will run.
- Reject Suspect Spam – If Fullworks Anti Spam suspects the submission contains spam, submissions will be moved the submissions spam folder. No actions or add-ons will run.
- Reject Blatant Spam – If Fullworks Anti Spam marks the submission as blatant spam, submissions will be moved the submissions spam folder. No actions or add-ons will run.
Bypass if Administrator
If checked this action will not run if you are signed in as an administrator. This is a useful feature to enable while you are developing forms.
Click Save & Close or Save to save your settings.
