Contact Form SPAM! How to stop?!

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• Started 1 year ago by WunDaii
• Latest reply from Dude
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   WunDaii
   Member

   Hi,

   I'm currently using the Newscast theme on my website touchAholics.com, and since have been getting tons of spam daily.

   How do I stop this? I've got Contact Form 7 but don't know where to paste the code!

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Hey,
   Contact form 7 offers shortcodes - just paste the shortcode in your post/page content where you want to insert the contact form.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. 

   WunDaii
   Member

   Hey,

   Thanks Dude! However, how do I stop the spam from coming? I've disabled the 'Submit News' button on the home page because I think that's where it was coming from.

   I would love to get it back, but how do I add a CAPTCHA to it or something?

   Thanks for your time,
   Daven

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. 

   Chris Beard
   

   Hi,
   I believe what Dude meant is that when you go to your Contact Form 7 settings, you can generate a CAPTCHA tag using the "Generate Tag" button. This code can then be pasted wherever you'd like your captcha to be.

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. 

   WunDaii
   Member

   Hi,

   Thanks Chris for your input. However, I'm not very good with this type of stuff, so could you guide me as to where exactly I would put this CAPTCHA code from Contact Form 7, into which file?

   Thanks for your help, really appreciated.

   Daven

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. 

   Dude
   Dude

   You need to install this plugin first: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/

   Then follow the instructions here: http://contactform7.com/blog/2009/11/25/captcha/

   and add your contact form shortcode on a post/page of your choice by using the shortcode Contact form 7 displays on the very top (if it's the first contact form it will look like:
   

   [contact-form 1 "Contact form 1"]

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. 

   WunDaii
   Member

   Hi,

   Is there anyway to make the Contact Form appear as a pop-up like the original 'Contact' thing that comes with this page?

   Thanks for the help guys.

   Daven

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Currently it's not possible - I'm sorry.

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. 

   WunDaii
   Member

   Hey Dude,

   Ah, OK. Thanks for your help, it's much appreciated.

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. 

    Dude
    Dude

    Glad that I could help you :)

    Posted 1 year ago #

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