# Spam Protection

If you want to reduce spam or automated bots, then you can automatically block them with WP Job Openings. WP Job Openings supports **reCAPTCHA** and **Akismet** which is very helpful for preventing spam. WP Job Openings PRO supports reCAPTCHA v3 also, which validates the user by a score based on the user actions on your site.

You can configure it from the settings:

* **Akismet:** WP Job Openings Settings -> Form -> General.

{% hint style="info" %}
The option to enable the Akismet anti-spam protection will only be shown when the Akismet plugin is active on your site.
{% endhint %}

![Akismet settings](https://899276573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MHjKWU6oV9Gd103ed8X%2Fuploads%2FtKdfSLWE9knGf6LA0b0l%2Fakismet-spam-protection.png?alt=media\&token=8d73dc28-9dec-4743-809c-0d9d016a7a12)

* **reCAPTCHA**: WP Job Openings Settings -> Form -> reCAPTCHA.

![reCAPTCHA settings](https://899276573-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MHjKWU6oV9Gd103ed8X%2Fuploads%2Fzvce8r7D1NRNyIcSuxdY%2Fjob-form-recaptcha-settings-v3.png?alt=media\&token=6c7f296a-55b5-4d6c-8cbf-00426a985114)