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silverstripers/udf-spam-protection
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UDF spam protection

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Since Mar 25Pushed 6mo ago1 watchersCompare

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User forms spam protection
==========================

[](#user-forms-spam-protection)

This module acts as a filter for User Defined Forms. Also works with Userforms element. For websites that has constant spam issues and spammers getting through Recaptcha or any other gateway, this acts as a lower level screening module.

Maintainers
-----------

[](#maintainers)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Use composer to install on your SilverStripe 4 website.

```
composer require silverstripers/udf-spam-protection dev-master

```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

1. Silverstripe 4+
2. Silverstripe Userforms

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once the module is installed it gives you a set of configuration options that can be used to filter / idenfity spam. The options are in the Siteconfig/settings. Lets you set up

1. IP addresses you want to block
2. Keywords and patterns that you want to block
3. Email addresses that you want to block
4. Set up throttling rates per IP address.

PS: thanks for CraftCMS Free Form plugin for the idea :)

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance47

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity24

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6a6fa4ab2a74fee1ac574bf15dd3ce1f38f31fee60c186b4b24ee8d7e3090b52?d=identicon)[silverstripers](/maintainers/silverstripers)

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Top Contributors

[![fonsekaean](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/143939?v=4)](https://github.com/fonsekaean "fonsekaean (10 commits)")

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