SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)

SilentShield is a unified captcha and anti-spam plugin for WordPress. It works with the most popular form builders and protects login, registration, and comment forms – without slowing your site. Why choose SilentShield? – Invisible defense – Captcha, honeypot, and blacklists working silently. – Instant results – Install, activate, and stop spam. – Universal support – Works with Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce, and more. – Privacy-first – No cookies, no tracking, fully GDPR / DSGVO compliant. SilentShield doesn’t just protect forms. It protects your time, your customers, your business. Core Features Invisible Captcha (Arithmetic, Honeypot, Image) Smart IP Blocking & Blacklists Spam filters for links, code & keywords Whitelisting for admins & customers GDPR-ready, no cookies, no tracking Supported Form Plugins & Integrations SilentShield protects forms from all major WordPress form builders and core features: Form Builders: – Contact Form 7 (CF7) – WPForms / WPForms Lite – Elementor Pro Forms – Gravity Forms – Fluent Forms – JetFormBuilder – Avada (Fusion Builder) Forms WooCommerce: – Checkout (classic & PayPal Payments) – Login – Registration WordPress Core: – Login form (wp-login.php) – Registration form – Comment forms Other: – Ultimate Member (Login & Registration) – WP Job Manager (Job Applications) Each integration can be enabled or disabled individually under Settings > Extended. Protection Layers SilentShield uses 10+ protection mechanisms working together: Captcha – Arithmetic math, honeypot, or image-based captcha JavaScript Protection – Detects submissions from bots without JS support Browser Detection – Validates User-Agent strings Timer Protection – Blocks submissions faster than a human can type Multiple Submission Protection – Prevents rapid duplicate submissions IP Rate Limiting – Limits requests per IP and time window IP Blacklist – Block known bad IPs Content Rules – Limit URLs, block BBCode, keyword blacklist Whitelist – Skip validation for admins, logged-in users, or specific emails/IPs SilentShield API (Beta) – Cloud-based spam detection The Promise SilentShield is not “just another plugin.” It’s an invisible wall against the background noise of the internet. Activate once – and your forms are human again. Privacy & Telemetry No cookies, no user tracking. Encrypted IP storage (max. 2 months, only for spam defense). Telemetry is optional and anonymized. You can disable telemetry anytime in plugin settings. Collected fields: – plugin_slug, plugin_version – snapshot_date – settings_json (anonymized config – only boolean/integer flags, no free-text) – features_json (enabled features) – created_at, first_seen, last_seen – counters_json (spam events) – wp_version, php_version, locale GDPR / DSGVO Compliance – Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interest – plugin optimization). – No personal data, no cookies, no user tracking.