Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On
Adds Akismet spam checking to Gravity Forms. Each submission is checked against the Akismet API during submission, honeypot inputs are added to forms, and entries flagged as spam get a note. Staff can mark entries as spam or ham, and that decision is reported back to Akismet. It suits sites that already use Akismet. Limit: it needs a Gravity Forms licence, an Akismet API key, and it takes over the core Gravity Forms Akismet setting.
Pros
- Checks each submission with Akismet during submission
- Honeypot inputs added to forms
- Spam and ham decisions reported back to Akismet
Cons
- Needs an Akismet API key
- Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates
- Replaces the core Gravity Forms Akismet toggle
Topics: Form plugins , Security plugins
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