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MentoGuard – Spam Blocker & reCAPTCHA Alternative for Contact Form 7

Name: MentoGuard – Spam Blocker & reCAPTCHA Alternative for Contact Form 7
Author: H. Bakhtiari

Stop contact form spam without Google reCAPTCHA. GDPR-friendly behavioral bot protection for Contact Form 7. No external servers. No puzzles.

MentoGuard ranks #54,296 among WordPress.org plugins with 0+ active installations, is #2,279 of 2,802 in the Contact Forms category, and was last updated Aug 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.8.6 Current Version v1.8.6

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 22 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.6
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: H. Bakhtiari

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MentoGuard – Spam Blocker & reCAPTCHA Alternative for Contact Form 7

Yes. MentoGuard replaces reCAPTCHA with server-side behavioral analysis and token verification. No Google account required, no data sent externally, fully GDPR compliant.

MentoGuard uses a scoring system across multiple independent signals. Real users rarely trigger enough signals to reach the block threshold. Enable Test Mode before going live to verify scores on your own site.

Yes. MentoGuard registers as a native CF7 form tag. Place [mentoguard] inside the CF7 form editor and it works immediately - no other configuration needed.

Yes. No data leaves your server. Only blocked submissions are logged in your own WordPress database. Log retention period is configurable. All data is deleted on plugin uninstall.

No. MentoGuard scripts load only on pages containing a CF7 form with [mentoguard]. All other pages are completely unaffected - no scripts, no styles, no impact.

Yes. The IP Blacklist supports individual IPv4 and IPv6 addresses as well as CIDR ranges (e.g. 192.168.0.0/24). Blacklisted IPs are blocked before any other validation runs.

Enable Debug Mode in Settings, submit a form, then go to MentoGuard > Debug Log. You will see every validation layer - what was checked, what was found, and exactly why the submission was allowed or blocked.

Yes. The core protection engine is form-builder agnostic. Contact Form 7 is the first integration. More form builders are planned for future releases.