Gravity Forms Zero Spam

Block spam using a non-obtrusive anti-spam measure and receive spam reports over email.

Blocking Gravity Forms spam submissions on over 100,000 websites.

Forget ReCAPTCHA

This add-on blocks spam effectively using a non-obtrusive anti-spam measure. There are no settings or configuration needed: all you need to do is activate the plugin!

Receive spam summary email reports

It can be hard to know when entries are being marked as spam, that’s why Zero Spam gives you the ability to receive spam reports. When enabled, this feature will send an automated spam report via email, giving you a summary of recent spam entries.

Plays well with others

The plugin works in combination with other anti-spam add-ons you are using, including Akismet, honeypot fields, WP Armor, and more.

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Frequently asked questions

About the Gravity Forms Zero Spam plugin

Does the Gravity Forms Zero Spam plugin stop email notifications from being emailed when a message is considered spam?

Yes! When this plugin marks an entry as spam, it prevents processing of any configured notifications and add-on feeds. When an entry is marked as Spam, it also prevents use of the configured confirmation. Users submitted a entry marked as Spam will see the default Gravity Forms “Thanks for contacting us! We will get in touch with you shortly.” confirmation text instead.

I have Gravity Forms 2.7 installed. Do I need this plugin?

Gravity Forms 2.7 added functionality that has similar features to this plugin, but we’re adding additional features soon—keep this plugin installed!

Does this plugin work in combination with other CAPTCHAs, honeypot fields, or spam blocker plugins?

Yep, you can use this plugin in combination with all other spam-blocking plugins:

  • Gravity Forms’ Google reCaptcha feature
  • WPBruiser
  • Akismet
  • Gravity Forms’ honeypot fields
  • GravityCaptcha
  • СleanTalk
  • WP Armor
  • fail2ban

Zero Spam will not interfere with the operation of those plugins. It also doesn’t interfere with Gravity Forms’ built-in honeypot functionality.

What version of Gravity Forms does this work with?

This works with all Gravity Forms releases after v2.3 (released June 2017).

Will this block spam comments or registrations on my site?

No. For that, we recommend Ben Marshall‘s WordPress Zero Spam plugin.

How do I disable Zero Spam on specific forms?
  1. Go to the form
  2. Click on Settings
  3. Under Form Options, disable “Prevent spam using Gravity Forms Zero Spam”. Don’t see the setting? This feature requires Gravity Forms 2.5 or newer.
  4. Save the settings

New form submissions will not be checked using Zero Spam.

I only want spam blocking on specific forms. How do I disable Zero Spam by default?

To disable by default, from your Dashboard, go to Forms, then Settings, then the Zero Spam tab. Under the “Enable Zero Spam by Default” setting, choose “Disabled”, then save the form.

Once you have saved the setting, to enable for specific forms:

  1. Go to the form
  2. Click on Settings
  3. Under Form Options, enable “Prevent spam using Gravity Forms Zero Spam”. Don’t see the setting? This feature requires Gravity Forms 2.5 or newer.
  4. Save the settings

Now that form will use Zero Spam.

Is this plugin PHP 7 and PHP 8 compatible?

Yes, it is! It’ll block your spam from PHP 5.4–PHP 8.1. PHP 8.2 or 8.3 have not been tested.

All entries are going to spam. What can I do?

First, de-activate and re-activate the plugin. Then let us know on the WordPress.org support forum!

Gravity Forms spam summary report emails

You can enable a spam summary report email, sent to the email address configured in the “Spam Summary Email” setting.

To configure that setting, click on the Gravity Forms “Forms” menu, click Settings, then click the Zero Spam tab. You will see the “Spam Summary Email” setting there.