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Do you get spam on your non WordPress contact forms

by rhinocl
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It seems like contact forms that do not rely on WordPress get less spam, but I don't have a large enough sample of sites to be sure. What are your experiences with this? If it is true why? (I already add some anti spam plugins but I still get some spam through the contact forms)
It seems awkward to build contact forms without WordPress as I seem to have to get each script approved by HostGator.
#contact #forms #spam #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author azmanar
    Originally Posted by rhinocl View Post

    It seems like contact forms that do not rely on WordPress get less spam, but I don't have a large enough sample of sites to be sure. What are your experiences with this? If it is true why? (I already add some anti spam plugins but I still get some spam through the contact forms)
    It seems awkward to build contact forms without WordPress as I seem to have to get each script approved by HostGator.
    Hi,

    I developed my own CMS for 3 clients about 2 years back. The Contact Form got spammed like hell. So I integrated a simple captcha with noisy dotted backgrounds and the spams dropped to zero.

    Some clients selling consumer goods required forums. SMF and phpBB registrations got spammed like world-war blitzkriegs. The clients dropped the forums totally.

    But WP is phenomenal. With Contact 7 plugin and captcha, zero spams.
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    The best way to try and limit the amount of spam your contact forms get is by using the noindex meta tags on your contact form pages so they don't ever get indexed in the search engines. If the contact pages are not indexed in the search engines then no one will find them and your chances of them being spammed are tiny.

    The problem with Wordpress is it's a system designed to make publishing and updating websites easier so it's used by a lot of people who don't understand simple things like using nofollow tags - and as soon as your contact pages get indexed by the search engines it's too late. They become a target for spammers.

    So remember to include this meta tag in the header section of your contact page the first time you publish it:

    <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow, all" />
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    • Profile picture of the author rhinocl
      Is there an easy way to get that info into the header of a WordPress post or page without building a custom template?
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    • Profile picture of the author bsvoboda
      Originally Posted by WillR View Post

      The best way to try and limit the amount of spam your contact forms get is by using the noindex meta tags on your contact form pages so they don't ever get indexed in the search engines. If the contact pages are not indexed in the search engines then no one will find them and your chances of them being spammed are tiny.

      The problem with Wordpress is it's a system designed to make publishing and updating websites easier so it's used by a lot of people who don't understand simple things like using nofollow tags - and as soon as your contact pages get indexed by the search engines it's too late. They become a target for spammers.

      So remember to include this meta tag in the header section of your contact page the first time you publish it:

      <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow, all" />
      Thanks, Will. One of the great things about the WF is finding answers from trusted sources. A client (Catholic school) is getting hundreds of X rated comments on their contact form, and this info is great.

      Cheers,

      Brenda
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    I think most of the SEO type plugins such as 'Platinum SEO' or 'All in One SEO' will allow you to set the different meta tags on a per page basis.
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