Message Filter for Contact Form 7
Filter messages submitted through contact form 7 based on words and/or emails listed as restricted.
4.9(13 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 months agoAs of April 2026, Message Filter for Contact Form 7 is a WordPress spam plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 48K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Downloads are up 70% this week. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
4.9/513 reviews
1.0K+active installs
48K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Do you receive spams every day? have you installed a dozen plugins and you still get spammed? Well this may be the solution to your problem.
This plugin filters messages submitted from contact form 7. You can decide to either filter messages based on restricted words found in the content of the message or filter based on the email of the person submitting the form.
Filters will be extended to other contact form plugins with time.
Supported Plugins
- Contact form 7
- WPForms
Note: This is just an extension. This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Contact Form 7 or WPForms.
Pro Features
Upgrade to the pro version from the Account submenu page to have access the following features:
1. Unlimited words and emails: Add as many words and emails as you want
2. Month Reports: Receive month…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Almost completely SPAM-free now!
by BJ Harrington·2 years ago
The Lite version worked great for keeping out most of the SPAM, phishing, and other breaches to our inbox. But I upgraded to the Pro version to block some additional SPAM that had started hitting us hard. I was getting emails from gmail and other accounts that had a lot of periods in the username area, like [email protected]. I added .a. .b. .c. and so on to the filter, and it is now blocking them quite efficiently. Thank you for creating this filter for CF7! It works great, easy to use, and the price for the Pro Version is great!
- This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by BJ Harrington. Reason: Upgraded to the Pro version
Awesome Plugin To Help Stop Spam
by maowebsolutions·2 years ago
This is a really great plugin if you are looking to stop spam.
Good Solution
by Arcelius·2 years ago
Iv’e tried several plugins to stop spam but they still got through. This one actually works!
- This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Arcelius.
Works great!
by alexander042·2 years ago
Does exactly what it is supposed to do.
Does exactly what is says.
by darrenbb·3 years ago·2 replies
Since employing this plugin. The human spam has gone. Thank you. would a great idea to have option to block spam on convert kit or fluent form submit also and offer as premium.
Download Trends
Today: 12Yesterday: 14This week: 78Period total: 9K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
84.7%
Other
10.3%
v1.3
5.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
= 1.6.3.8=
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.3.7=
* Add the ability to delete all blocked messages in a contact form
= 1.6.3.6=
* Add checkbox to select all blocked messages
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.3.5=
* Bug Fixes
* Update plugin to work with the recent version of WPForms
= 1.6.3.4=
* Update WordPress Tools
* Fix translations were triggered too early error
= 1.6.3.3=
* Security fixes
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.3.2=
* Pause Data Collection temporarily
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.3.1=
* Security fixes
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.3=
* Fix security loophole
* Update blocked messages page
* Update Freemius
* Fix pressing the enter key refreshes the settings page without saving the spam word
* Fix unable to delete a spam word
= 1.6.2.1=
* Fix Ukrainian anthem playing on Russian sites
* Update Freemius
= 1.6.2=
* Fix XXS issue on old messages page
* Fix filters with apostrophes not working as expected
1.6.1.1
- Add ability to enable or disable filter modifiers in the new tag UI
- Update Freemius
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