How to block spam with link

  • ruthkl

    (@ruthkl)


    2 months ago

    Hi there,

    Many thanks for your plugin, it is helping us a lot! I am currently blocking messages with the spam word [link], most of the messages are being blocked, but not all of them. Messages with links are still being passed through, like:

    Looking to expand your business or fund a new … ?

    Contact XX today:

    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: +XX XXXXXX (WhatsApp)
    Website: domain.co.uk (link text points to https://domain.co.uk/)

    Can you help me filtering out this type of messages?

    Many thanks in advance!

    Regards, Ruth

    • This topic was modified 2 months ago by ruthkl.
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  • Plugin Author kofimokome

    (@kofimokome)

    Hi ruthkl

    I will have a look and get back to you soon.

    Thank you.

    Plugin Author kofimokome

    (@kofimokome)

    Hi Ruth,

    Please open the debug page (CF7 Form Filter > Settings > Debug Info) and click on the Copy Text button. Reply with the copied information.

    Thread Starter ruthkl

    (@ruthkl)

    Hi, here is the text that I copied:

        {"spam_words":"[russian],[link]","spam_emails":"[email protected],[email protected]","is_contact_form_7_filter_enabled":"Yes","is_spam_filter_enabled":"Yes","is_message_filter_enabled":"Yes","is_wp_forms_filter_enabled":"No","is_sync_allowed":"No","plugin_version":"1.6.2.1","contact_form_7_version":"5.9.8","wp_forms_version":"","wordpress_version":"6.6.2","php_version":"8.2.23"}

    Many thanks!

    Plugin Author kofimokome

    (@kofimokome)

    Thanks for sending the information requested.

    Trying to submit the sample message you sent, using exact configurations as in your last message resulted to the messages being flagged as spam.

    Please update to the latest version when a new release will be published (next week) and let me know if messages with links still bypass the checks

    Thread Starter ruthkl

    (@ruthkl)

    Hi there,

    many thanks for your reply. I will wait for the next release then. I just wanted to let you know what the exact problem is: if there is a link without www or http, like domain.co.uk instead of https://www.domain.co.uk, then the message is not been flagged as spam in the version that I am currently using.

    Thread Starter ruthkl

    (@ruthkl)

    Hi there,

    I tested your newest release, and messages like “visit xxx.co.uk!” are still not being flagged as spam even though I have added [link] as a spam word.

    Many thanks four your help!

    • This reply was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by ruthkl.
    Plugin Author kofimokome

    (@kofimokome)

    Okay. Thank you for the update. I will check again and get back to you

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