### [How to Use Akismet With Elementor Forms](https://wpforms.com/how-to-use-akismet-with-elementor-forms/)

**Published:** October 16, 2023
**Author:** Osama Tahir

**Excerpt:** The perennial problem of contact form spam plagues every website in the world. 

While there are ways to combat spam, some form builders like Elementor Forms are fairly limited and don't support premier anti-spam solutions like Akismet.

The good news is you can use Akismet in your Elementor Forms in only a few simple steps. Click to learn more.

**Content:**

Do you want to use Akismet with Elementor forms?

While Elementor Forms includes a few anti-spam options, it doesn’t integrate with Akismet.

In fact, the range of spam prevention tools in Elementor Forms is quite lacking.

But there’s a very easy way to deal with this problem.

In this post, we’ll show you how you can use Akismet with Elementor Forms to create spam-free contact forms on your site.

[Filter Form Spam With Akismet Now](https://wpforms.com/pricing/)

### Does Akismet Work With Elementor Forms?

By default, there’s no way to connect Akismet with Elementor Forms. That’s because Elementor hasn’t yet added support for Akismet.

However, the good thing is that Elementor integrates with other form builders like WPForms which offer more spam prevention options including Akismet.

So, if you want to block spam submissions for forms you’re embedding using Elementor, your best bet is to build an Akismet-enabled form in WPForms and then use the WPForms widget in Elementor to embed the form anywhere on your page.

Now that you know more about using Akismet in Elementor, let’s go over the steps you’ll need to perform in detail.

## How to Use Akismet With Elementor Forms

### Step 1: Install WPForms

Because Elementor doesn’t directly support Akismet, we’ll be taking advantage of WPForms’ native Akismet integration. We can then use Elementor’s WPForms widget to add a form with the Akismet spam filter enabled to a page.

While WPForms supports Akismet across all pricing plans, we recommend getting [WPForms Pro](https://wpforms.com/pricing/). Then, go ahead and [install WPForms on your website](https://wpforms.com/docs/install-wpforms-plugin/).

![WPForms Pricing](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/wpforms-pricing-august-23.png)

With a Pro license, you’ll have access to over 2,100 pre-built form templates, along with a variety of advanced features like Coupons and Lead Forms.

After installing WPForms, it’s time to set up Akismet.

### Step 2: Install and Set Up Akismet

Akismet often comes pre-installed in WordPress. But if you don’t already have it installed, you can install it by opening your WordPress admin menu and going to **Plugins » Add New**.

![Add new plugin](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/add-new-plugn-1.png)

Then, search for Akismet and click on **Install Now**.

![Install Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/install-wpforms.png)

Once you’ve installed and activated Akismet, you’ll be redirected to the Akismet settings page. You can also manually visit that page by going to

![Akismet anti spam settings](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/akismet-anti-spam-settings.png)

On the Akismet settings page,, click on the **Set Up Your Akismet Account** button.

![Set up Akismet account](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/set-up-akismet-account.png)

You’ll be taken to the Akismet pricing page. Select an appropriate license plan for your business. We’ll get the **Personal** plan for this tutorial.

![Get personal plan Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/get-personal.png)

Akismet allows you to select your own pricing for the Personal plan. You can move the slider all the way to zero to get Akismet for free.

![Akismet pricing slider](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/akismet-pricing-slider.png)

Scroll down to find checkboxes to confirm that you’re using Akismet for non-commercial websites. Akismet’s free Personal plan is only available for site owners who aren’t using their website for commercial purposes.

So, if you’re a blogger without anything to sell, you can use Akismet completely for free. Otherwise, please choose a paid plan and continue with the steps below.

![Continue with personal subscription in Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/continue-with-personal-subscription-akismet.png)

Enter your billing information on the checkout screen and press **Continue to Payment**.

![Continue to payment (Akismet)](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/continue-to-payment-akismet.png)

If you’ve selected the free plan, you can choose to assign a payment method later and skip entering your credit card details altogether.

Scroll down and click on **Complete Checkout**.

![Complete Akismet checkout](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/complete-akismet-checkout.png)

You’ll now be taken to the WordPress.com login page (because Akismet is owned by the same company that’s behind WordPress.com). Click on the **Continue** button to proceed.

![Log in to Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/log-into-akismet.png)

You’ll find your API key as soon as you log in. Copy the **Akismet API key**.

![Copy Akismet API key](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/copy-akismet-api-key.png)

Now, return to the browser tab with the Akismet settings screen and click on **Manually Enter an API Key**.

![Manually enter API key in Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/manually-enter-api-key.png)

Simply paste your API key inside the box and click on the **Connect with API Key** button.

![Connect with API key Akismet](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/connect-with-api-key-akismet.png)

As soon as you connect with the API, Akismet will be ready to use on your site.

### Step 3: Create a WordPress Contact Form

With Akismet set up, we can go ahead and create a new form using WPForms. From your WordPress dashboard, go to **WPForms » Add New**.

![add new form](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/add-new-form.png)

You’ll now see the form setup screen where you can name your form and get started with a ready-made form template. For this tutorial, we’ll use the **Simple Contact Form** template.

![Use simple contact form template](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/use-wpforms-template.png)

As soon as you select your template, it will load up inside your form builder. You can customize the form template by adding other fields to your form or edit any existing ones.

![The WPForms Simple Contact Form](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/simple-contact-form.png)

Once you’re happy with how your form looks, move on to the next step.

### Step 4: Enable Akismet on Your WordPress Form

While you’re inside the WPForms form builder, navigate to **WPForms » Spam Protection and Security**.

![Opening the form spam and security settings](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spam-protection-security-settings.png)

You’ll see multiple anti-spam options available here. Simply click on the **Enable Akismet anti-spam protection** toggle button to add Akismet spam filter on your form.

![Enabling Akismet protection for a form](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/enable-akismet-anti-spam-protection.png)

Great. Now that you’ve turned on Akismet, your form submissions will be automatically checked by Akismet for signs of spam.

Go ahead and press **Save** to save your settings.

![Saving your form](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Save-Your-Form-settings.png)

Brilliant! We have everything set up now. All that remains is to embed this form using Elementor.

### Step 5: Publish Your Akismet-Enabled Form With Elementor

After saving your form, return to your WordPress dashboard and go to **Pages**. Next, select the **Add New** button.

![Add Contact Us page for Elementor contact form](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/elementor-contact-form-add-contact-page.png)

This will lead you to your WordPress block editor. If you have Elementor installed, you’ll see a blue Edit with Elementor button.

![Editing with Elementor](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/editing-with-elementor.png)

As soon as you press this button, the Elementor page editor will start loading. Inside the Elementor interface, you can find the WPForms widget on your left.

Drag and drop the WPForms block on the right-hand side.

![Use the WPForms widget in Elementor](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/elementor-add-wpforms-widget-3.png)

After you’ve added the WPForms widget to your page, you can select any form that you’ve previously created and saved with WPForms using the dropdown.

We’ll select our simple contact form using this dropdown.

![Selecting an existing form from the WPForms Elementor widget](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/elementor-widget-select-form-4.png)

Your selected form will appear exactly the way you set it up in WPForms. At this point, you can also customize the appearance of your form extensively, as shown in our guide on [creating Elementor forms](https://wpforms.com/how-to-elementor-contact-form/).

When you’re ready to embed this form, simply press the **Publish** button at the bottom of the left-hand pane.

![Publish Elementor page button](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/publish-elementor-form-page-2.png)

Your Akismet anti-spam form will now immediately be embedded on your site.

But before you do anything else, we strongly recommend testing your form to ensure that Akismet is properly filtering spam submissions.

To do that, simply visit the form you just published with Elementor and try entering one of Akismet’s spam triggers, such as:

- **Name:** spam-test-123
- **Email:** akismet-guaranteed-spam@example.com
- **Comment Body:** akismet-guaranteed-spam

Filling out form with a spammy entry as above and then press submit.

![add-akismet-spam-triggers](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/add-akismet-spam-triggers.png)

If Akismet is functioning correctly, you’ll notice that your message won’t submit and an error will pop up indicating that the entry was identified as spam.

![Anti spam failure notice](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/anti-spam-failure-notice-2.png)

And that’s exactly what we want to happen.

With the steps we’ve shown above, you can now easily use Akismet with Elementor Forms and keep your site spam-free.

### Next, Integrate WPForms With WooCommerce

If you’re an eCommerce store, you should automate as many processes as you can to save you time. One of the best ways to do that is by integrating [WPForms with WooCommerce](https://wpforms.com/wpforms-woocommerce-integration-connect-with-no-code/).

Also, do you know that you can [design accordion forms with WPForms](https://wpforms.com/how-to-design-an-accordion-form-in-wordpress/)? It’s an excellent way to make your forms easier to fill and improve user experience.

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