--- title: "Contractor website inquiry spam: define the checks" description: "Plan contractor form spam controls around project inquiries. 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Ask the maintainer to prove what the server checks. Then require a real test inquiry to reach the office through the protected path. Begin by collecting redacted examples of the unwanted messages. Separate repeated automated entries from genuine inquiries that lack detail. Have the office approve what it needs to review a project request. The requirements below are a proposed repair brief. They establish no existing protection or promised reduction in spam. ## Identify the route receiving unwanted requests Ask the maintainer which form endpoint accepts the messages. Include older landing pages and embedded forms in the inventory. Record whether different pages use the same processor. Have the office classify sample messages without exposing customer details. Note repeated text, obvious tests, irrelevant promotions, and unclear project questions. Keep uncertainty visible instead of automatically discarding an unfamiliar inquiry. Use the samples to define the problem. Avoid replacing an observed delivery issue with an assumed need for a particular product. ## Require validation where submissions are processed Cloudflare says a Turnstile implementation must validate tokens through its server-side Siteverify API. Its documentation says the visible widget alone does not protect a form. [Cloudflare validation guidance, updated 2026.10.22; checked 2026.10.23](https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/get-started/server-side-validation/). If your maintainer proposes that tool, require the complete documented implementation. For another control, request its current documentation and equivalent server-side acceptance evidence. Ask for a controlled demonstration that a request without valid verification cannot reach the normal inquiry route. Keep the test inside the approved environment. Do not run hostile traffic against the live site to evaluate a proposal. ## Define what happens when a check fails Have the maintainer explain missing verification, rejected verification, and temporary provider failure separately. Choose an approved response for each case. Use this proposed acceptance sheet: | Case | Behavior to require | | --- | --- | | Legitimate marked inquiry | Office receives the complete request | | Missing verification | Normal submission is rejected through the approved server check | | Expired verification | Visitor gets a usable recovery path | | Reused verification | Server rejects the repeated token | | Provider unavailable | No false success claim; approved contact alternative remains visible | | Corrected entry | Original question remains recoverable where specified | Cloudflare documents that Turnstile tokens expire after five minutes and are single-use. Keep those conditions in the implementation review. [Cloudflare token limits, checked 2026.10.23](https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/get-started/server-side-validation/). ## Keep the form usable for real customers Require the builder to check keyboard use and phone entry after adding the control. Ask the office to review the minimum required fields again. Leave optional project details optional unless the office can justify requiring them. W3C recommends understandable error messages with instructions for correction. Apply that guidance to verification failures as well as ordinary fields. [W3C notification guidance, checked 2026.10.23](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/notifications/). Provide an approved office contact route for someone unable to complete the form. Confirm that route without publishing private staff information. ## Measure the office outcome Keep a dated count of received messages and the office's classification. Record the tested route and control version. Use observed results to decide whether another change is warranted. Check [notification delivery](/articles/contractor-website-form-email-delivery) independently. A rejected spam sample does not prove that legitimate project inquiries arrive. ## Scope the repair around evidence The [general contractor overview](/for/general-contractors-and-construction) connects website requests with current office records. Supply redacted examples and the required acceptance cases. Send Scale With Search the form address, observed problem, and approved delivery checks through [the written scope form](/work). Continue the website review: [AI-native general contractors: the first functions to build](/articles/ai-native-general-contractors-first-functions); [Which Google categories fit your contracting business?](/articles/contractor-google-business-profile-categories); [Should a contractor show a home address on Google?](/articles/contractor-google-profile-home-office-address); [Contractor website ownership: prepare the agency handoff](/articles/contractor-website-domain-ownership-handoff); [Contractor website inquiries missing from email: what to check](/articles/contractor-website-form-email-delivery); [Contractor website license and insurance claims to check](/articles/contractor-website-license-insurance-claims); [How to write a contractor website permit FAQ](/articles/contractor-website-permit-faq); [How to show project availability on a contractor website](/articles/contractor-website-project-availability); [Should your contractor website publish project budgets?](/articles/contractor-website-project-budget-ranges); [Contractor website case studies: explain your actual scope](/articles/contractor-website-project-case-studies); [General contractor AI rules: data, approvals, and spend](/articles/general-contractor-ai-rules-data-approvals-spend); [General contractor service area pages: what earns a page](/articles/general-contractor-service-area-pages); [Home remodeling marketing: build a useful website plan](/articles/home-remodeling-marketing-website-plan). 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