Blackhole for Bad Bots vs CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7

✨ Trap bad bots in a virtual black hole Important: Do NOT use this plugin on sites with caching. Learn more » 👾 Bye bye bad bots.. Bad bots are the worst. They do all sorts of nasty stuff and waste server resources. The Blackhole plugin helps to stop bad bots and save precious resources for legit visitors. 👾 How does it work? First the plugin adds a hidden trigger link to the footer of your pages. You then add a line to your robots.txt file that forbids all bots from following the hidden link. Bots that then ignore or disobey your robots rules will crawl the link and fall into the trap. Once trapped, bad bots are denied further access to your WordPress site. I call it the “one-strike” rule: bots have one chance to obey your site’s robots.txt rule. Failure to comply results in immediate banishment. The best part is that the Blackhole only affects bad bots: human users never see the hidden link, and good bots obey the robots rules in the first place. Win-win! 🙂 ✨ Add a blackhole trap to help stop bad bots Important: Do NOT use this plugin on sites with caching. Learn more » 👾 Features Easy to set up Squeaky clean code Focused and modular Lightweight, fast and flexible Built with the WordPress API Works with other security plugins Easy to reset the list of bad bots Easy to delete any bot from the list Regularly updated and “future proof” Blackhole link includes “nofollow” attribute Plugin options configurable via settings screen Works silently behind the scenes to protect your site Whitelists all major search engines to never block Focused on flexibility, performance, and security Email alerts with WHOIS lookup for blocked bots Complete inline documentation via the Help tab Provides setting to whitelist any IP addresses Customize the message displayed to bad bots 😉 One-click restore the plugin default options Does NOT use or require any .htaccess rules Blackhole for Bad Bots protects your site against bad bots, spammers, scrapers, scanners, and other automated threats. ✨ Not using WordPress? Check out the standalone PHP version of Blackhole! 👾 Whitelist By default, this plugin does NOT block any of the major search engines (user agents): AOL.com Baidu Bingbot/MSN DuckDuckGo Googlebot Teoma Yahoo! Yandex These search engines (and all of their myriad variations) are whitelisted via user agent. So are a bunch of other “useful” bots. They always are allowed full access to your site, even if they disobey your robots.txt rules. This list can be customized in the plugin settings. For a complete list of whitelisted bots, visit the Help tab in the plugin settings (under “Whitelist Settings”). ✨ Check out Blackhole Pro and level up with advanced features! 👾 Exclusive Pro Features Option to disable for logged-in users Threshold control (number of allowed hits) Custom email alerts Custom messages for blocked bots Custom redirect for blocked bots Custom blackhole trigger links Complete inline documentation Block bots based on user agent Block bots based on IP address Whitelist/allow bots by user agent Whitelist/allow bots by IP address Redirect whitelisted bots Set custom HTTP Status Code Full-featured Bad Bot Log with paging, sorting, and field search Manually add bad bots to the Bad Bot Log Geo/IP location lookups for each bad bot Logs number of blocked hits for each bot ..plus everything the free version can do and more. ✨ Learn more and get Blackhole Pro » 👾 Privacy User Data: This plugin automatically blocks bad bots. When bad bots fall into the trap, their IP address, user agent, and other request data are stored in the WP database. No other user data is collected by this plugin. At any time, the administrator may delete all saved data via the plugin settings. Services: This plugin does not connect to any third-party locations or services. Cookies: This plugin does not set any cookies. Credit: Header Image Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. Blackhole for Bad Bots is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. 👾 Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Add extra Spam Protection functionalities to your Contact Form 7 forms with CF7 Apps. Contact Form 7 is one of the most popular form plugins for WordPress, but it lacks many advanced features that modern websites need. CF7 Apps adds extra Spam Protection functionalities to your Contact Form 7 forms, introducing honeypot and hCaptcha options. 👉 Get Support: Click Here 👉 Check out the Documentation What CF7 Apps Can Do for You ? Right out of the box, CF7 Apps includes: ✅ Honeypot App ✅ hCaptcha App ✅ Database Entries App ✅ Redirection App ✅ Webhook App ✅ ACF Integeration ✅ AI Form Generator 💡 Suggest a Feature And that’s just the beginning. 🌟 Save and Manage CF7 Form Submissions The Entries Database App stores all Contact Form 7 submissions directly to your WordPress database. Easily filter entries by form or date, view individual CF7 submissions, and export or delete them when needed. This ensures you never lose important leads or messages, even if emails fail to deliver. 🌟 Add a Honeypot Field to Prevent Spam Our Honeypot Contact Form 7 extension creates a hidden field inside your Contact Form 7 forms. Real users never see it, but bots do—and that’s how the bots fall for the trap. It blocks automated spam before it even hits your inbox. 🌟 Add hCaptcha to Contact Form 7 Protect your forms from spam bots using hCaptcha, a privacy-friendly alternative to Google reCAPTCHA. This extension integrates directly with CF7 and works instantly after setup. No coding is required, and no extra plugins are needed. Just set up your site keys and you’re done. 🌟 Manage & View Contact Form 7 Entries Store, view, and manage all your Contact Form 7 submissions directly inside your WordPress dashboard. This extension logs every form entry automatically, giving you an organized record of user submissions. No coding or third-party tools required just activate and start tracking instantly. 🌟 Redirect Users After Form Submission Easily redirect users to any internal or external page after submitting a form. This extension lets you control the post-submission experience with custom URLs, thank-you pages, or marketing funnels. No coding needed configure your redirect URL and it works immediately. 🌟 Send Form Data via Webhooks Automatically forward your Contact Form 7 submission data to any external service using webhooks.This extension enables seamless API integrations, automation workflows, and third-party connections. No additional plugins or coding required just add your webhook URL and you’re ready to go. 🌟 Integrate ACF Fields into Your Forms Easily pull Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) data into your Contact Form 7 forms using the built-in ACF field tags. This integration lets you map and display your custom ACF fields directly inside CF7 without any extra plugins or coding. Just enable the feature, select your ACF fields, and your form is ready to use. 🌟 Generate Forms Instantly with AI Create powerful Contact Form 7 forms in seconds using the built-in AI Form Generator. Simply enter your requirements, and the AI will generate a complete, ready-to-use form tailored to your needs, with no manual setup or coding required. Just enable the feature, provide your prompt, and your form is ready to go. NOTE: The best thing is that both features work independently. You can run them alone or together based on your site’s needs. Real Use Cases for CF7 Apps With the CF7 Apps, you can do the following: ✔️ Trap bots using a honeypot field without affecting users ✔️ Add hCaptcha to Contact Form 7 for privacy-first anti-spam ✔️ Store and manage Contact Form 7 entries directly in WordPress ✔️ Redirect your Contact Form 7 submissions to any internal or external page. ✔️ Send your form data to any third-party service or custom endpoint through our Webhook. ✔️ Display dynamic ACF field values inside your Contact Form 7 forms for personalized entries. ✔️ Instantly generate dynamic, ready-to-use forms with AI based on your input and requirements. Why Should You Install CF7 Apps? Works exclusively with Contact Form 7 Modular design — activate only the features you need Lightweight — no unnecessary code or bloat Built for form security, user control, and advanced customization Continuously updated with new apps and requested features We built CF7 Apps for users who want more power without abandoning the simplicity of Contact Form 7. Try Our Other Awesome WordPress Plugins Post SMTP: Reliable WordPress email delivery plugin with detailed email logs and multiple SMTP integrations. Gutena Forms: Create modern, responsive contact forms directly in the Gutenberg block editor. Includes advanced fields, spam protection (reCAPTCHA & Cloudflare Turnstile), and entry management. WP EasyPay: Accept Square payments and donations easily on your WordPress site. Password Protected: Secure your WordPress site, posts, pages, and categories with simple password protection. Advanced File Manager: Manage and organize WordPress files effortlessly from your dashboard. 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