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title: Integrate Akismet with Fluent Forms
description: "Fluent Forms allows you to integrate **Akismet** to enhance security for your form entries, protecting them from spambots and keeping your contact lists spam-free. This article will guide you through the process of integrating**Akismet**with**Fluent Forms.** ## Installing & Activating Akismet…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/integrate-akismet-with-fluent-forms/"
updated: "2025-06-03"
category: Integrations / Security
---

# Integrate Akismet with Fluent Forms

Fluent Forms allows you to integrate **Akismet** to enhance security for your form entries, protecting them from spambots and keeping your contact lists spam-free. This article will guide you through the process of integrating**Akismet**with**Fluent Forms.**

## Installing & Activating Akismet in

> Before starting the **Akismet Integration** process, the **Akismet** **Plugin** has to be **installed and activated**on your WordPress Site. Otherwise, you will not get the Akismet Integration option in Fluent Forms.

**To learn how to install and activate the Akismet plugin in WordPress, follow the steps below – **

First, go to **Plugins** in the **WordPress Admin Panel** on the left side, click **Add New Plugin**, search for the **Akismet**plugin using the **Search Plugins** option on the right, and the **Akismet** plugin will appear.

Now, click the **Install** button, and your Akismet plugin will be installed on your site.

![1. Install Akismat scaled 49989](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.-Install-Akismat-scaled.webp)

Then, click the **Activate** button, and the Akismet plugin will be activated and ready to function.

![2. Active Akismet scaled 49989](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.-Active-Akismet-scaled.webp)

## Integrating Akismet with Fluent Forms

To learn how to integrate Akismet with Fluent Forms, follow the steps with screenshots below – 

First, go to **Global Settings**from the **WordPress Left Sidebar** or **FluentForms Navbar**, open the **General**tab from the left menu, and click the **Miscellaneous**option.

- **Enable Akismet Integration**: Now, turn on thistoggle, and the security will be enabled to verify your form submissions with Akismet and provide better security. 

- **Spam Validation**: Using this option, you can select what will happen once a submission is marked as spam. You can choose any one among these "**Mask as Spam**", "**Make the Form Submission as failed**", or**"Mark as Spam and Skip Processing**" options.

Lastly, don’t forget to click the **Save Settings**button to make all the setup functional. 

![3. Global Settings Miscellaneous Enable Akismet scaled 49989](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Global-Settings-Miscellaneous-Enable-Akismet-scaled.webp)

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