Joomla 3.x-5.x: How to Update the CleanTalk Anti-Spam Plugin Manually

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1. Go to Joomla Administrator Panel -> Extensions -> Manage -> Manage.

2. Find the plugin "Anti-Spam by CleanTalk", tick it and press the button "Uninstall". Confirm the uninstall in the appeared warning.

3. Download the plugin archive from CleanTalk (the link is at the beginning of this page or use the link given to you personally).

4. Go to Extensions -> Manage -> Install.

5. Go to the tab "Upload Package File" and browse for the installation package.

6. After the installation, go to Extensions -> Plugins -> Anti-Spam by CleanTalk.

7. Switch the status to "Enabled" and set up the plugin. Make sure that the access key matches the key from your CleanTalk Dashboard. Then press the button "Save".

8. (Optional) Test the protection by making a registration using this blacklisted email address: stop_email@example.com

 

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1. Go to Joomla Administrator Panel -> Extensions -> Manage -> Manage.

2. Find the plugin "Anti-Spam by CleanTalk", tick it and press the button "Uninstall". Confirm the uninstall in the appeared warning.

 

Joomla 3 Anti-Spam plugin uninstall

 

3. Download the plugin archive from CleanTalk (the link is at the beginning of this page or use the link given to you personally).

4. Go to Extensions -> Manage -> Install.

5. Go to the tab "Upload Package File" and browse for the installation package.

 

Joomla 3 Anti-Spam plugin install

 

6. After the installation, go to Extensions -> Plugins -> Anti-Spam by CleanTalk.

7. Switch the status to "Enabled" and set up the plugin. Make sure that the Access key matches the key from your CleanTalk Dashboard. Then press the button "Save".

 

Joomla 3 Anti-Spam plugin options

Give Dashboard a few minutes to change your Anti-Spam status.
Please, go to Dashboard to see the Anti-Spam status, add new websites or manage existing ones!

Congratulations. The Anti-Spam is updated!

 

Updating Joomla from version 3.x to 4.x/5.x

 

If you are updating Joomla from version 3.x to 4.x or 5.x, please uninstall the Anti-Spam plugin before updating!

 

If you haven't found the answer to your question, please, contact our support team:

https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open

 

 

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