How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin for Joomla 3.x – 6.x

How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin for Joomla 3.x
How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin for Joomla 4.x-6.x

Anti-Spam Extension for Joomla Features

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Common:

Keep Anti-Spam logs for 45 days
Blocking visitors by country
Blocking by Stop-Words
Blocking by language
Custom server response
Form Validation Notice
Additional email address for notifications about spam events
Delegating access to the CleanTalk Dashboard
Anti-Spam Event Log
Checking email for existence
Filtering disposable emails
Notifications about filtering events on the site

Anti-Spam:

Personal black and white lists for the Anti-Spam service
Check existing users and comments for spam
Manage spam comments
Protection of contact forms, registration forms, comments
RSForms Protection
JComments Protection
Plugin work without cookies usage

SpamFireWall Option:

Personal SpamFireWall Black & White Lists

How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin for Joomla 3.x

1. Make a backup of the site files and database!

2. Download the extension archive.

3. In the main Joomla menu, open Extensions → Manage → Install.

4. Click the "Browse for file" button to upload the archive.

Joomla install

5. After installation, you will see the success message:

Joomla success

6. Go to plugin settings: Extensions → Plugins → Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Enable the plugin and save settings.

7. In plugin settings, press the Get access key automatically button. Admin email address will be used for registration. If you want to use another address, click the button Get access key manually. Fill in the easy registration form, and you will receive your key.

8. Enter your Access key in its field, choose protection options, and save settings.

Save the Access Key

Anti-Spam settings

9. Test protection with this email address: stop_email@example.com. Write a comment, registration, or contact message with this email. You should see the plugin respond, like in the screenshot.

Anti-Spam message

To test if SpamFireWall is working, just add /?sfw_test_ip=10.10.10.10 to your site name. Example www.yoursitename.domain/?sfw_test_ip=10.10.10.10 (you must see the blocking screen)

Attention! You should test SFW with incognito mode switched on. To enable incognito mode, press Ctrl+Shift+N for Chrome, Opera, and Safari browsers; press Ctrl+Shift+P for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

Updating Joomla from version 3.x to 4.x-6.x

If you are updating Joomla from version 3.x to 4.x-6.x, please uninstall the Anti-Spam plugin before updating!

How to Install the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin for Joomla 4.x-6.x

1. Make a backup of the site files and database!

2. Download the extension archive.

3. In the main Joomla menu, open System → Install → Extensions.

4. Go to the tab "Upload Package File" and browse for the installation package.

Joomla 4-6 install

5. After the installation, go to System → Manage → Plugins → search for Anti-Spam by CleanTalk → follow the link to the plugin's settings.

6. Set the plugin status to "Enabled", enter the access key, and enable the desired options in the settings. Make sure that the access key matches the key from your CleanTalk Dashboard. Then press the "Save" button.

Joomla 4-6 Anti-Spam plugin options

7. (Optional) Test the protection by making a registration using this blocklisted email address: stop_email@example.com. This request must be blocked.

Anti-Spam message

To test if SpamFireWall is working, just add /?sfw_test_ip=10.10.10.10 to your site name. Example www.yoursitename.domain/?sfw_test_ip=10.10.10.10 (you must see the blocking screen)

How to Add a Website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard

Please, use this guide to add a website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard: https://cleantalk.org/help/add-website

Congratulations. The Anti-Spam is installed!

Please go to the Dashboard to see the Anti-Spam status, add new websites, or manage existing ones!

Please check your inbox to get your account password.

If you haven't found the answer to your question, please contact our support team:

https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open

Create an account

Your CleanTalk Dashboard