CleanTalk Anti-Spam Setup on Joomla 4.x – 6.x

Anti-Spam Extension for Joomla 4.x – 6.x 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

Installation Guide

Go to your Anti-Spam Dashboard

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)

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.