The Gravity Forms Moderation Add-On is a specialized security and workflow tool designed to protect site owners and employees from toxic, abusive, or harassing form submissions. Unlike standard anti-spam tools (like Akismet), it focuses on the sentiment and content of the message rather than just blocking bots.
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The add-on uses machine learning to analyze the “toxicity” of a submission in real-time.
Machine Learning (Perspective API): It integrates with the Perspective API (created by Jigsaw and Google) to identify toxic language, insults, profanity, and threats.
Toxicity Thresholds: You can set a score from $0.0$ (safe) to $1.0$ (very toxic). Anything meeting or exceeding your threshold is flagged.
Toxic Entry Box: Flagged entries are moved to a specific “Toxic” area in the WordPress dashboard. To protect the reader, these entries are blurred by default until you manually choose to reveal them.
Custom Word Lists: In addition to AI scoring, you can define a manual “black list” of words that will automatically trigger moderation.
Conditional Logic Support: You can trigger specific actions based on the toxicity score, such as:
Showing a different confirmation message to the user.
Routing notifications to a specific “moderator” email instead of the main inbox.
Disabling notifications entirely for abusive entries.
| Specification | Requirement / Value |
| Current Version | 1.3.0 (as of 2026) |
| WordPress Requirement | Version 5.9 or higher |
| Gravity Forms Requirement | Version 2.7 or later |
| PHP Requirement | Version 7.4 or higher |
| API Dependency | Requires a Perspective API Key (Free to obtain via Google Cloud Console) |
| License Requirement | Included with Elite and Nonprofit licenses |
Server-Side Calls: The plugin makes server-side API calls to Perspective. It does not use HTTP referrer restrictions; for security, it is recommended to use IP address restrictions (your web server’s IP) in the Google Cloud Console.
Export Behavior: By default, entries marked as “Toxic” are excluded from standard entry exports to prevent toxic data from entering your CRM or spreadsheets, though this can be overridden with conditional logic.
Multilingual Support: While the API supports multiple languages, specific attributes (like “Identity Attack” or “Severe Toxicity”) may have varying levels of support outside of English.
Ensure you have a Gravity Forms Elite license.
Install the add-on from the Gravity Forms “Add-Ons” screen.
Generate a free Perspective API Key from the Perspective Developers site.
Navigate to Forms > Settings > Moderation in WordPress to input your key and set your global toxicity threshold.
