Spam and bot protection for Contact Form 7 forms with honeypot and rate limiting.
As of April 2026, MioGuard for Contact Form 7 is a WordPress cf7 plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 173 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Database Addon 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 b…
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
| Dependencies | contact-form-7 |
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