Extensions
RadicalForm 3.1.6 adds anti-spam tools for Joomla 3 and 4
RadicalMart has released RadicalForm 3.1.6, described as the final version of the extension for the Joomla 3 and 4 architecture. The update adds an Anti-Spam section that evaluates form content and submission timing to help address attacks…
The release targets existing websites that still run Joomla 3 or Joomla 4. The source announcement notes that both Joomla versions are no longer supported and cannot be used for new websites, while many previously built sites remain exposed to automated attacks.
RadicalForm 3.1.6 introduces the new Anti-Spam section as the main change in this release. Its controls are intended to distinguish suspicious form activity by examining two factors:
- the content submitted through a form;
- the time at which the form is submitted.
This approach is aimed at bots that can produce more realistic requests than basic automated spam tools. The announcement does not provide additional technical details about the available settings or the detection rules in the new section.
As the last release for the Joomla 3 and 4 architecture, version 3.1.6 also marks the end of the extension’s development line for those platform versions. Sites that continue using them will therefore need to account for both the unsupported CMS environment and the future limits of the RadicalForm branch available for it.
RadicalForm has also moved to the radicalmart.ru website. The release announcement is available from RadicalMart at radicalmart.ru/novosti/vyshla-versiya-radicalform-3-1-6.