Is your inbox cluttered with form submissions from temporary or disposable email addresses? If so, we’ve discovered a great tool to block those disposable email addresses in WordPress.
Introducing the Clearout Email Validator, a robust solution that just so happens to integrate with Ninja Forms.
The plugin performs an extensive suite of validation tests for your email field, curating a blocked sender’s list to manage and filter out unwanted email addresses. You can block any disposable email addresses, block free email addresses if you want to (Gmail, Yahoo), and even accept business emails only!
Getting Started:
Kickstart your journey toward a cleaner inbox by ensuring you have the following:
- Ninja Forms free core plugin.
- Clearout Email Validator plugin.
- A free account on Clearout.io.
Create your free account on Clearout.
To set up the Clearout plugin will require an API token. Simply create an account on Clearout.io (no credit card required), log in, and navigate to Apps > Create App.
A pop-up will appear. Choose Server, and name your app. Then click Create.
You’ll see the API token. Copy it, then go back to your WordPress site.
Set up the Clearout Email Validator plugin.
Go to Settings > Clearout Email Validator (make sure you’ve activated the plugin). Copy and paste your API token.
Now, you can begin setting up your validator! Whenever you open an email from a sender you wish to block, simply click ‘Add’ to the block the list button.
By default, the plugin will block role-based addresses (admin@something.com), and disposable addresses (@mailinator.com). You can allow either or both by checking the checkboxes in the settings. Another setting that you can do is accept only business addresses, which will override all the other settings. This is what I chose for this demonstration.
Next, if you scroll down, you’ll see a list of forms that you can apply the validation to. Choose ‘Ninja Forms‘ to apply it to your form.
And that’s it! If you test your form, it will approve only email business addresses. Below, I tried to input a Gmail address, and the form won’t submit, giving me the message, ‘This email address is invalid or not allowed – please check.’
Once a sender is added to the block list, all future messages from that sender will be categorized as junk email, ensuring a cleaner inbox. Moreover, you have the option to block contacts directly from the email client or WordPress plugin, providing a more tailored approach to managing your spam folder.
Besides, marking a message as spam helps in filtering out emails from specific senders, providing a more robust solution against unwanted emails.
FAQ: Blocking Disposable Email Addresses in WordPress
How do I block an email address on WordPress?
From the WordPress dashboard, navigate to Settings > Discussion > find Disallowed Comment Keys. Then add the IP addresses, keywords, and usernames you want to block.
How do I stop spam emails from my WordPress website ( Ninja Forms )?
So, you want to keep those pesky spam emails at bay on your WordPress site using Ninja Forms? You can use cool tricks like reCaptcha or the ‘Ask a Question‘ feature. But did you know? Ninja Forms has a built-in secret weapon called a honeypot. It’s a hidden field on your forms that, when filled out, spoil a spam bot’s attempt to submit the form because it’s not supposed to be filled in.
Besides the honeypot trick, there are a couple more tactics you can explore to fend off spam. Curious? You can check out more details here:
- How to Block Unwanted Emails in WordPress.
- How to Stop WordPress Form Spam.
- Why Does My WordPress Email Get Sent to Spam?
How do I mask an email address in WordPress?
At this time, Ninja Forms doesn’t come with a built-in email encoder. However, a great alternative is the Email Address Encoder plugin. Upon installation and activation, it will encode all email addresses across your site, enhancing protection against unwanted email harvesting.
Block disposable email addresses. Get only quality submissions!
Grappling with a cluttered inbox, especially from disposable or temporary email addresses, can be quite a chore. However, with the Clearout Email Validator paired with Ninja Forms, you’re not only setting a robust shield against unwanted emails but stepping towards an organized, spam-free inbox.
So, gear up, follow the easy setup steps, and march toward an uncluttered inbox, one validation at a time!
Let us know how this setup works for you in the comments section below 🙂
Clearout Email Validator offers you 100 free credits when you sign up on their site. This means that you can do 100 validations for free, but after that, check out their pricing page. Â
