The first quarter of 2026 was productive and full of activity. From new releases and bug fixes to the president’s 2025 annual report: today, we’d like to give you a comprehensive overview of what has happened over the past few months around mosparo and the mosparo Association.

Looking back: 2025 in review

Before diving into the Q1 news, it’s worth taking a brief look back. At the end of February 2026, the president presented the official 2025 Annual Report of the mosparo Association at the General Assembly. The key highlights:

mosparo’s reach grew significantly in 2025. More than 1,400 domains (and subdomains) have integrated mosparo, and overall, more than 467,000 pages on the internet contain the word “mosparo”.

Among the most notable references are an internationally operating German confectionery manufacturer, an international cash-in-transit company, a financial services provider from Colombia, various government organizations from Poland and Bolivia, and non-profit organizations from Switzerland and Germany. Over the past three years, mosparo has reached and won over people and organizations facing the same problem, spam in forms, on every continent on Earth (penguins in Antarctica excluded).

Technically, 2025 was a strong year with versions 1.3 and 1.4 as well as numerous integration and API improvements. In addition, the first association members joined, providing a broader foundation for the long-term funding and development of mosparo.

mosparo: New releases in Q1 2026

Several releases were published in the first quarter of 2026, further improving and stabilizing the product.

v1.4.8 (20 December 2025)

This version arrived at the end of last year. The focus was on resolving a deadlock issue in the form validation API: when a bot attempted to validate form data multiple times simultaneously using the same submit token, a deadlock could occur. This issue has been fundamentally resolved. Italian, Korean, and Slovenian translations were also updated.

v1.4.9 (20 January 2026)

Version 1.4.9 fixed a bug in the default Docker image where a broken symbolic link in the /public/resources directory was causing issues. Italian and Polish translations were also updated.

v1.4.10 (25 January 2026)

A particularly interesting release: v1.4.10 introduces two new subtypes for the word rule type. Now available are “Exact Word” and “Entire Field”. This allows rules to be configured more precisely. For example, if you want to ensure that a specific word is only flagged as a match when it appears exactly as written in the field, you now have the right tool for that. The corresponding documentation has also been updated and now includes a comparison table of the word subtypes. Additionally, a bug was fixed where a score value of 0.0 was not being processed correctly.

v1.4.11 (10 February 2026)

A maintenance release: all backend dependencies were updated, including symfony/process to address CVE-2026-24739 on Windows systems.

v1.4.12 (22 February 2026) – Latest version

The most recent release of the quarter includes an important security fix: since version 1.4.0, field values were not correctly escaped, which could lead to an XSS vulnerability. This gap has now been closed. Additionally, two new buttons have been introduced on the submission detail page to make it easier to navigate between newer and older submissions.

We recommend that everyone update to v1.4.12 as soon as possible.

New features in detail: Page size in rule management

Anyone managing a large number of rule entries knows the problem: 30 items per page fills up quickly. At the community’s request, a dropdown was introduced in v1.4.5 to allow the number of entries displayed per page to be set individually. The available sizes are aligned with the existing rule overview, ensuring a consistent user experience. A small but practical feature for anyone who works extensively with rules.

Preview for 1.5: the page size will be configurable in the user profile in version 1.5 and will be applied to all lists in mosparo.

Integrations and API clients: The ecosystem grows

As early as late November 2025, mosparo had published significant news in the area of integrations. These are also relevant to the Q1 overview, as many of these projects are now in regular use:

OutSystems: mosparo is now available via the OutSystems Forge. Both the API client and the reactive integration module are available. The associated .NET API client is also published on NuGet and can be used independently of OutSystems in any .NET project. Learn more about the integration

TYPO3: Three independent integrations are available for TYPO3, including official extensions for EXT:form, Extbase-based forms, and EXT:powermail. Learn more about the integrations

Go API client (gosparo): A community-contributed API client in Go simplifies server-side verification for Go-based projects. Learn more about the API client

Mautic: In March, version 3.0.0 of the Mautic integration plugin was released, compatible with Mautic version 7.x. Learn more about the new version

Version 1.5: A preview

Active development on the new version, 1.5, has been ongoing over the past few weeks and months. The version includes many new features and changes. The most significant additions include compatibility with multi-page forms, handling of very large rule packages, and the ability to apply security policies based on the form. It will also be possible to translate the desired frontend translations per project without modifying the integration code. Font size and line height can now be adjusted directly in the design settings. Also new is the ability to submit metadata with a submission, and a silent mode in which the person submitting the form does not know whether spam was detected. In addition to all these changes, mosparo now provides submission rules that can be activated and configured per project. Beyond all these changes and new features, there have also been minor adjustments and optimizations.

The beta of the new version is planned to launch in April 2026, with the stable release expected in May or June 2026.

Community and association: Members wanted

The mosparo Association was founded in 2023 and has already attracted its first members. As a non-profit association under Swiss law, headquartered in Mellingen, the Association is responsible for ensuring the long-term development and operation of mosparo.

The following priorities are planned for 2026:

  • Quarterly reports like this one will be published regularly to promote transparency.
  • The mosparo Association’s social media presence will be managed more actively.
  • More practical how-to content, explainer videos, and documentation are in the works.
  • The technical ecosystem is set to grow with further integrations, libraries, and plugins.
  • Additional association members are actively being sought to broaden the base.

Would you like to support the development of mosparo? Become a member of the mosparo Association or support the project with a donation.

Conclusion

Q1 2026 stands for stability, quality, and growing reach. The regular releases demonstrate that mosparo is actively maintained. The expansion of the ecosystem makes mosparo accessible to an ever-wider range of technology stacks.Do you have questions, suggestions, or would you like to get involved? Write to us at contact@mosparo-association.org or contribute directly on GitHub.