MioGuard for Contact Form 7

MioGuard for Contact Form 7 is a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that protects Contact Form 7 forms from spam and bot submissions using an IP-based rate limit and a customizable honeypot field. This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Contact Form 7 team. Key features:

• Rate-limit form submissions by IP (configurable from the admin panel; default 5 minutes)
• Customizable honeypot field to catch bots
• Optional "Protected by CF7 Simple Guard" badge
• Fully localized (English + Italian included)
• No extra database tables, uses WordPress transients with automatic expiration
• Works with Contact Form 7 forms using Gutenberg or Classic editor
• Compatible with WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+ How it works:
• The plugin blocks repeat submissions from the same IP within the configured interval.
• The honeypot field prevents automated bots from sending forms.
• Optionally, you can show a small badge at the end of the form to indicate protection. Localization
• English (en_US) and Italian (it_IT) included.
• Other languages can be added via .po / .mo files in /languages.