by Forge12 Interactive GmbH 4.7 (23 reviews)

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

Name: SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
Rating: 4.7 (23 reviews)
Author: Forge12 Interactive GmbH

SilentShield – the invisible shield against spam. Spam is the weed of the internet. It clogs your forms, steals your time, and corrupts your data.

SilentShield ranks #1,814 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #64 of 2,917 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.7/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated Sep 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.2

v2.15.12 Current Version v2.15.12

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 28 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#64 of 2,917 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -62% this week Actively maintained

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10K+

-31.9%

KW Avg Position

6.2

0.2 better

Downloads

297.1K

+45 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (23 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 50.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

23 reviews

Overall 94%

21 (91%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago

Oct 3, 2023

SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) [captcha-for-contact-form-7] < 1.11.4

CVE-2023-45009 · Fixed in v1.11.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.15.12
Last Updated: Sep 28, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1.2
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Forge12 Interactive GmbH

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 23
Support Threads: 9
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

SilentShield is for WordPress site owners using form builders like Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, or WooCommerce who need spam protection. It solves spam submissions on forms, login, registration, and comments through captcha, honeypot, and blacklist mechanisms without relying on cookies or tracking.

Invisible Captcha (Arithmetic, Honeypot, Image)
Smart IP Blocking & Blacklists
Spam filters for links, code & keywords
Whitelisting for admins & customers
JavaScript Protection for bot detection
Timer Protection against fast submissions
IP Rate Limiting per time window
SilentShield API (Beta) cloud detection

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Not all, but it drastically reduces it. SilentShield combines multiple detection layers (captcha, honeypot, IP blocking, JavaScript detection, timer, content rules) for maximum coverage.

It can be used in a GDPR-compliant way: no cookies, no tracking. IP addresses are stored encrypted (pseudonymised, not anonymised) for at most 2 months, only for spam defense. If you use the SilentShield API, a data processing agreement is available and the Privacy page gives you a ready-made privacy-policy snippet. See the Privacy section below.

No. Everything is managed via WordPress Dashboard.

Yes. SilentShield automatically injects JavaScript protection timestamps into PayPal checkout requests. Both PayPal Standard Buttons and Card Fields are supported.

Yes, in the classic and the block checkout. Germanized replaces WooCommerce's order button with its own ("Buy Now") and adds the mandatory terms checkbox; the captcha appears directly above that button, and Germanized's own checks keep working alongside it. If a customer forgets the terms checkbox, a new captcha is loaded automatically so the corrected order goes through. Germanized's EU withdrawal form is left untouched, also when login and registration protection are switched on.

Yes. Choose from 3 built-in templates, customize the label and placeholder text, and select a reload icon color (black/white). Developers can further customize the output via filters.

Yes. Every protection mechanism (captcha, timer, JavaScript, browser, IP, rules, etc.) can be individually enabled or disabled.

Under Settings > Extended > Whitelist, enable "Whitelist Admin Users" and/or "Whitelist Logged-In Users". You can also whitelist specific emails and IPs.

Test while logged out, for example in a private browser window. Administrators are whitelisted by default, so a test sent from your own logged-in account is never checked. The Forms screen shows for each integration whether the plugin recognises your form's fields and whether your last test submission was skipped for this reason.

SilentShield includes optional anonymous telemetry (opt-out). This helps us understand which features are used, so we can improve usability and remove unused complexity. We are a small independent team – we don't earn money with this plugin, and we don't sell or share data. Telemetry is used only for optimization and maintenance purposes.