SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
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 #1,825 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #64 of 2,893 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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Source: WPVulnerability1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago
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CVE-2023-45009 · Fixed in v1.11.4
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- Version
- 2.15.9
- Last Updated
- Sep 16, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.2+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Forge12 Interactive GmbH
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
- Reviews
- 22
- Support Threads
- 8
- Resolved
- 88%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeSilentShield 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
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