CIDRAM vs ChaLess – Spam Protection Without CAPTCHA

CIDRAM (Classless Inter-Domain Routing Access Manager) is a PHP script designed to protect websites by blocking requests originating from IP addresses regarded as being sources of undesirable traffic, including (but not limited to) traffic from non-human access endpoints, cloud services, spambots, scrapers, etc. It does this by calculating the possible CIDRs of the IP addresses supplied from inbound requests and then attempting to match these possible CIDRs against its signature files (these signature files contain lists of CIDRs of IP addresses regarded as being sources of undesirable traffic); If matches are found, the requests are blocked. Requirements PHP >= 7.2.0 PCRE Updating Note: CIDRAM does not interact in any way with your database, and stores its own configuration settings, customisations, and related materials as flatfiles within its own directory. If you’ve not changed any of the default configuration settings and if you’re not using any customisations for this plugin, updating normally via the plugins dashboard, without need for any additional steps, should be sufficient and shouldn’t cause any problems. However, if you’ve modified the configuration settings for CIDRAM, or if you’ve made any customisations, I would recommend making backups of all of these prior to updating, due to that updating will overwrite all settings and customisations (after updating, you can then restore your customisations from your backups). Alternatively, if you update via the CIDRAM front-end updates page, all settings and customisations should be preserved.

ChaLess protects every form on your WordPress site from bots and spam — completely invisibly. Real users never see a puzzle, a checkbox, or a CAPTCHA. Bots are detected and blocked silently before the form ever submits. How it works: ChaLess watches how each visitor fills in your forms — timing, speed, and a hidden honeypot field Real humans are let through instantly with no interruption Bots are blocked silently before the form sends Every decision (allowed / challenged / blocked) is logged in your ChaLess dashboard Why no CAPTCHA? CAPTCHAs frustrate real users and reduce form completions. ChaLess works in the background — your visitors never know it is there. What you need: A free account and a site key. Sign up at https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/signup. External Services This plugin connects to the ChaLess bot-detection service at silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app to load the protection script and process form submissions. What is sent and when: When a visitor submits a form on your site, the following data is sent to the ChaLess API: Time spent on the page before submitting Time taken to fill in the form Whether a hidden honeypot field was triggered The visitor’s browser user-agent string A session token generated locally in the browser No personally identifiable information (name, email, or form content) is ever sent to the service. Data is only transmitted at the moment of form submission. Service provider: ChaLess (https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app) Terms of Service: https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/privacy