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by zazell 5 (1 reviews)

Rate limiting for Contact Form 7

Adds support to limit the number of Contact Form 7 form submissions per ip per period

Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 ranks #9,390 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Oct 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.7.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0.8 Current Version v1.0.8
Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 12 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs Downloads +13.2% this week Actively maintained
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#9,390
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Active Installs
400+
-30.8%
KW Avg Position
52.3
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Downloads
5.2K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (1 reviews)

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Rank Changes

8,921 9,155 9,390 9,625 9,860 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
9,251 9,290 9,330 9,369 9,408 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
1 reviews
Overall 100%
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Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

  1. Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 [rate-limiting-for-contact-form-7] < 1.0.4

    CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.0.4

  2. Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 [rate-limiting-for-contact-form-7] < 1.0.4

    Fixed in v1.0.4

  3. Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 [rate-limiting-for-contact-form-7] < 1.0.4

    Fixed in v1.0.4

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Plugin Details

Version
1.0.8
Last Updated
Oct 12, 2026
Requires WP
5.9+
Tested Up To
6.7.11
PHP Version
7.4 or higher
Author
zazell

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Rating
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Reviews
1
Support Threads
1
Resolved
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for Contact Form 7 site owners who want to stop spam submissions. It solves the problem of bots or abusive users flooding the inbox by limiting how many times a form can be submitted from a single IP address within a set period.

  • Limits submissions per IP address
  • Configurable maximum submissions per period
  • Blocks further Contact Form 7 submissions
  • Contact Form 7 integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Rate limiting for Contact Form 7

Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 has 400+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 1 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 is developed by zazell and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 requires WordPress 5.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.7.11 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 has been downloaded 5,248+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 is 1.0.8. It was last updated on October 12, 2026.
Yes. Rate limiting for Contact Form 7 is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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