{"id":17639,"date":"2021-07-07T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/?p=17639"},"modified":"2021-07-07T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T18:03:48","slug":"introducing-the-gravity-forms-akismet-add-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/blog\/introducing-the-gravity-forms-akismet-add-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nContinuing our commitment to supporting our customers to combat spam form entries, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On<\/a>. With this add-on, you can expect further integration between Gravity Forms and Akismet, helping to provide Akismet with accurate form data and consequently providing more reliable results when it comes to spam filtering.<\/p>\n

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Spam is an on-going issue for all website owners, and integrating your forms with Akismet can save you much time and resources, not to mention reduce frustration, freeing you up to concentrate on what matters most, your business!<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s find out more about this new add-on\u2026<\/p>\n

Filter Out Spam Form Entries with the Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On<\/h2>\n

Akismet is a leading spam protection solution, used by millions of websites, that filters hundreds of millions of spam comments and form entries everyday.<\/p>\n

Although Gravity Forms already has built-in support for Akismet, the Akismet Add-On has been created to further improve the integration between our plugin and this service. With the Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On, you can now send more accurate form data to Akismet, helping to significantly improve the identification of spam form entries.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s find out more\u2026<\/p>\n

Preventing Spam<\/h3>\n

The Gravity Forms Add-On works in conjunction with the Akismet Spam Protection<\/a> plugin, checking form submissions against the Akismet global database of spam. Submissions identified as spam by Akismet will then have their entry property set to spam. This prevents form notifications being sent and add-ons processing the information submitted.<\/p>\n

Reliable Results<\/h3>\n

To ensure Akismet filters your form entries correctly, you need to ensure you are sending accurate data to the service. The Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On allows you to map your form fields to ensure the correct field data is sent to Akismet, helping to train Akismet to identify and filter out form entries that are spam.<\/p>\n

This is particularly useful for more complex forms, and can not only increase the amount of spam submissions that are identified, but also ensure that legitimate entries aren\u2019t labelled as spam.<\/p>\n

Marking Form Entries<\/h3>\n

Spam submissions can be reviewed in the Entries area of the form<\/a>. Marking an entry as spam or not spam, using the features available on the entries and entry detail pages, will notify Akismet, helping to train their filters.<\/p>\n

For more information on how this add-on integrates Gravity Forms and Akismet, please check out the documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further Spam Prevention Add-Ons and Built-in Features<\/h2>\n

As mentioned, Gravity Forms is committed to helping our users combat spam form submissions. We provide a number of add-ons and built-in features to help prevent spam. These include\u2026<\/p>\n