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Hi @econexact ,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and I’m sorry for the trouble you’ve had with spam!

We have a few recommended options for spam protection. And these are built into the form builder for quick access(https://a.supportally.com/i/fSl3lm)

First, we have a built-in anti-spam protection feature which is enabled by default (https://a.supportally.com/i/2OBjqI). This does not require any additional setup. When enabled in the form, it works in the background to protect your forms against spam. For more details about the anti-spam protection feature, please see our tutorial here: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-prevent-spam-in-wpforms/#anti-spam

With paid subscription, you can get access to some paid feature to prevent spam:
Custom Captcha addon: If you’d prefer to choose the question(s) your visitors must answer, the Custom Captcha is a good option. This addon is available with all of our paid licenses, and you can find all the details here: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-install-and-use-custom-captcha-addon-in-wpforms/

Country restrictions filter: This is an effective option if you’d like to allow or deny form submissions from specific countries. We have a detailed guide for settings this up: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-prevent-spam-in-wpforms/#country-filter

Keyword restrictions filter: Same as above you can toggle this option to effectively block any form submissions that contain specific keywords. We have a detailed guide for settings this up: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-prevent-spam-in-wpforms/#keyword-filter

However, there are also other spam prevention options in WPForms that you can use for free without upgrade:

1. Google’s free reCAPTCHA service: This is a very popular option with built-in integration. Our integration includes 3 versions you can choose between: a traditional checkbox, “invisible”, and v3. You can find details on all of these in our tutorial: https://wpforms.com/docs/setup-captcha-wpforms/
2. hCaptcha: This is a good option if you’d prefer not to sign up for Google’s reCAPTCHA service. Within your forms, hCaptcha will display a checkbox asking users to prove they’re human (much like Google’s v2 Checkbox reCAPTCHA). We have a detailed guide for setting up hCaptcha here: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-set-up-and-use-hcaptcha-in-wpforms/
3. CloudFlare Turnstile: If you are interested in a privacy focussed invisible alternative that automatically chooses non-intrusive browser challenges based on client behavior, this option is for you. Please take a look at the following detailed guide for more details: https://wpforms.com/docs/setting-up-cloudflare-turnstile/
4. Akismet Anti-Spam Protection: Akismet is one of the top anti-spam protection plugins on WordPress.org. If you have this plugin set up on your site, you can easily integrate it into your forms. Please see this guide on how to set up Akismet and enable
   it to your forms: https://wpforms.com/docs/setting-up-akismet-anti-spam-protection/
5. Block or allow specific email addresses: Using our Allowlist/Denylist feature, you can restrict or allow specific email addresses that can be used to submit your forms. We have a detailed tutorial for setting this up: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-create-an-allowlist-denylist-for-email-addresses-in-wpforms/
   
   Third-Party Spam Prevention Options
   
   And if you don’t want users to answer extra questions, you can consider the following third-party plugin which works out of the box to protect your forms against spam.
   Please know, though, that we’re not able to provide support for third-party plugins like these.
   Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk
   
   Just a heads up — this is a premium plugin with yearly subscription plans, though it offers a 7 days free trial. Please see their site page for more details: https://cleantalk.org/price-anti-spam
   
   Again I apologize for any trouble with setting up any of our spam prevention methods but I hope this helps!
   
   Thanks!

Thanks for sharing more details @shagimuratov