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1. Mike Thornton
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   I have started getting spam messages from my Footer Contact Form, I have tested it and it only lets through messages that match the captcha phrase, so how are spammers getting past it? Can I change the settings to make it harder, like more characters?

   Thanks,

   Mike.

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/

2. Webartisan
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Have the same problem in a similar context.
   I could try other captcha plugins but what I appreciate in Really Simple Captcha is the small size, ideal in places such as footer forms.

   Thank you,
   Marco

3. westerdaled
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Hi

   Yep I am in the same boat - 16 in 3 days to be precise. Is there anyway to make Real Simple Captcha harder for the spammers?

   Daniel

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Captchas never work longer term. See http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/?s=captcha

5. westerdaled
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Esmi

   If you can suggest a viable alternative that integrates seamlessly with Contact Form 7....

6. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Akismet. Bad Behavior. Cookies for Comments.

7. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 months ago #

   For comments, what Ipstenu said, For CF7, use the Q&A option and change the question(s) at frequent intervals. Things like "What color is a red dress" or "Is fire hot or cold" usually work pretty well.

8. westerdaled
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Hi

   Apologies for the confusion but I realised last night it wasn't my contact page with Real Simple Captcha as this page was not the target for the spammers. I disabled the captcha plugin in question and I installed Spam Free WordPress plugin which is easy under Genesis. So far has kept the spammers out of my comments.

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