Introduction

Spam Protection, Contact forms, Forms, Site Security, Security Tools

OSpam-a-not is the easiest way to protect your Joomla site from spam bots filling out your forms. OSpam-a-not uses a clever and unobtrusive technique to protect your forms from a flood of spam.


We created OSpam-a-not because we needed better Joomla spam prevention. We use OSPam-a-not ourselves, so we maintain it and update it regularly. Like all the other Joomlashack products, its is easy to use and set up.

OSpam-a-not works immediateyl after install

OSpam-a-not works without the need of any extra setup after install. However, you can enable the recording of spam attempts and set a minimum form time in case form submissions are blocked too quickly.

Joomla spam prevention that simply works

You don't need a captcha system. OSpam-a-not protects your forms against spam.

How does OSpam-a-not's Joomla spam prevention work?

OSpam-a-not uses a Time Gate. This is a hidden timestamp that records how long it took to fill in a form. If the form was submitted more quickly than humanly possible, we can block the submission.

OSpam-a-not also uses a Honey Pot. A text field is added to the form and hidden by adding a style tag at the end of the document head tag. It isn't visible to a human user, but a spambot doesn't see that and fills in the field anyway. If we find anything at all in that field when the form is submitted, we've caught a spambot in the honey pot! And the form is blocked.

A must for any Joomla site



Posted on 24 November 2022
Functionality
One of the simplest extensions you will ever need, simply plug in, configure two things and its good to go.
Ease of use
Extremely simple and easy. Even a novice Joomla user would have no problem installing and configuring.
Documentation
Not needed but instructions provided are good. I would be surprised if any user experienced problems setting up.

I used this to: Blocking spam bots attacking questionnaires and contact forms. Works instantly!
Functionality
It works very good. Spam wasn't blocked by Recaptcha now finally is blocked. 0 spam since i use this.
Ease of use
Just install en setup the seconds. Be aware to not set long times because it affects the loginform too. 3sec is enough on my site to block
Support
Very fast responding en friendly. Helped me out with other extentions too.
Documentation
Well documented. Actualy it doens't need mutch documentation because it is that easy. But documentation is clear!
I used this to: Ticketing system but I'm going to use this for al my sites since it is so easy to use and works a lot better and customerfriendly as Recaptcha.
Functionality
It does what it says it does -- Nothing fancy, which is nice! No more to say.
Ease of use
Only took me a couple of minutes to install and read through the documentation
Documentation
Sufficient to get up and going quickly and easily. I don't have any more to say
I used this to: Used it on two websites (so far) that started having spam -- one a contact form, one blog comments. Worked right away. Documentation was clear and easy to follow. So glad I found this!
Functionality
Google captcha in my forms was not enough to stop spamers bots to stop using it. SInce I use that plugin it stopped right away 100% !
Ease of use
Simple plugin solution working for all forms on joomla site, You only need to set minimum time required to fill forms - I use 5 seconds.
Support
Documentation
I used this to: It provides hidden form field not visible to humans, but spam bots fill it so next we can catch it, also bots fill forms fast and real humans dont, so we can stop them by setting minimum time required to fill in form data.In logs I see many bots not able to pass both problems :)
Functionality
Just enter the minimum amount of seconds required to complete the form and stop the spam.
Ease of use
The only way this would be easier is if the plugin had a time value already entered upon installation.
Support
Not needed, but there is documentation on this and Joomlashack is always great. They are especially quick with simple email support.
Documentation
Not needed, but there is some if for some reason you needed it. All you have to do is install it and add a time value.
I used this to: I use Breezingforms and even with honeypots and captchas, spam still slips through. This plugin works with Breezingforms and upon initial testing looks like it will eliminate spam. I am using 10 seconds as the time value in the plugin.

What SPAM?



Posted on 03 March 2021
Functionality
Seems to work extremely well. No spam messages in contact forms. Blocks login attempts too I think.
Ease of use
Install, enable, set to 2 seconds, done! So extremely easy. One thing to note, if you or anyone uses a form filler it may block you.
Support
Not needed any yet, they do have great support though if you do need any.
Documentation
Well documented, everything is explained in detail. Not much to explain though.
I used this to: Every site I have now. I am even removing the recaptchas on most sites as you don't need them anymore.
Functionality
I have no more spam on my site and the log file shows the failed attempts. It works easy and perfect.
Ease of use
Just install and ready to go. Easy. Enable the plugin and put in the time-lapse (1 second) and enable logging.
Support
Only had a pre-sales question which was answered within a couple of hours. Very efficient support.
Documentation
Very clear and to the point like every documentation should be. Short but no need for anything longer.
I used this to: I needed this to protect a JComments form, which already had a Recaptcha.

Seems to help



Posted on 27 May 2020
Functionality
I've had a lot less spam registrations since installing. I recommend.
Ease of use
Just install and it's good to go. No configuration required. I recommend.
Support
Support is very responsive. Only had to use it once, and they resolved the issue with a plugin update within hours.
Documentation
I used this to: In addition to Re-Captcha and hiding our registration page, We use it to help stop pesky spam registrations.
Functionality
I have no spam registrations on my site and the log file shows the failed attempts so it functions perfectly.
Ease of use
Couldn't be easier. Enable the plugin and put in the time-lapse (1 second) and that's it. Done.
Support
This is excellent. Questions are answered within 24 hours and they follow up to make sure things are working well.
I used this to: I'm not technical, but I know enough to have configured captcha on my site. I used version 2 but it started generating errors. ospamanot worked. It doesn't interrupt the user experience and I'm not getting any spam registrations. Recommend this highly.
Functionality
Removed all spam messages instantly after installation
Ease of use
Very easy to install
Support
I did not need any support
Documentation
Very clear and straight-forward
I used this to: I used this for one of my websites which saw increasing amounts of spam.
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OSpam-a-not

Version:
2.1.4
Developer:
Joomlashack
Last updated:
Oct 18 2023
5 months ago
Date added:
Jan 23 2015
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Includes:
p
Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5 (b/c plugin)
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