Thank you for reaching out @lpharr I’m sorry to hear you’re dealing with spam donations; I know how frustrating that can be.
With the free version of Charitable the most effective solution is to install a dedicated anti-spam plugin. These work with your existing forms to block bots automatically. You can find excellent free options in the WordPress plugin directory like Antispam Bee, WP Armour (Honeypot), or Simple Cloudflare Turnstile (CAPTCHA).
For an even higher level of protection – and something I would recommend personally – you can use a free Web Application Firewall (WAF) service like Cloudflare, which blocks malicious traffic before it ever reaches your site.
You can also check and see if you can set a minimum donation amount for your campaigns, which would help it sounds like based on what you are seeing.
Important: Before installing new plugins, please be sure to create a full backup of your website first.
I’m confident these steps will solve the problem for you. Let me know if you have any other questions!
We are going to go ahead and close this thread for now. But if you’d like us to assist further, please feel welcome to continue the conversation.
Thanks!
