Akismet letting spam going through Contact Form 7

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  davidsaber · Member · Dec 5, 2023 at 2:59 pm

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  Hello

  I have a WordPress website with a contact form using the plugin “Contact Form 7”.

  Years ago I setup Contact Form 7 to work with Akismet for spam filtering. Usually I get one spam message every months. But now since about 3 months, many more spam message get to my inbox through the Contact Form 7 form.

  What’s happening?

  Thanks

  David

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  staartmees · Member · Dec 5, 2023 at 3:09 pm

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  The answer is very simple: you must mark those emails as spam so Akismet can learn.

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  davidsaber · Member · Dec 5, 2023 at 4:16 pm

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  Ok thanks, but how can I mark messages as spam? Where is the history log of accepted messages?

  Thanks

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Dec 5, 2023 at 6:01 pm

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  Hello, @davidsaber! It appears that the functionality you’re seeking should be configured within the Contact Form 7 plugin settings.

  I came across a helpful article on the CF7 website during a quick Google search. According to the information there, you may need to install the companion Flamingo plugin to enable the “mark as spam” feature: https://contactform7.com/spam-filtering-with-akismet/

  For any additional queries or clarifications, I encourage you to reach out to the Contact Form 7 support team at: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/

  I hope this information proves helpful and eases any concerns you may have!

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  davidsaber · Member · Dec 6, 2023 at 8:29 am

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  Thanks, I setup Contact form with Flamingo