MioGuard for Contact Form 7

MioGuard for Contact Form 7 is a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that protects Contact Form 7 forms from spam and bot submissions using an IP-based rate limit and a customizable honeypot field.

This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Contact Form 7 team.

Key features: – Rate-limit form submissions by IP (configurable from the admin panel; default 5 minutes) – Customizable honeypot field to catch bots – Optional “Protected by CF7 Simple Guard” badge – Fully localized (English + Italian included) – No extra database tables, uses WordPress transients with automatic expiration – Works with Contact Form 7 forms using Gutenberg or Classic editor – Compatible with WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+

How it works: – The plugin blocks repeat submissions from the same IP within the configured interval. – The honeypot field prevents automated bots from sending forms. – Optionally, you can show a small badge at the end of the form to indicate protection.

Localization – English (en_US) and Italian (it_IT) included. – Other languages can be added via .po / .mo files in /languages.