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Formidable Honeypot
Add SPAM protection to your Formidable forms without annoying your visitors with Captchas, math, or other fields.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 400+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2014
- Added
- Jun 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.9.40
- Downloads
- 5,675
Our analysis
AI-assistedFormidable Honeypot is a WordPress plugin designed to protect forms from spam using a honeypot technique. It adds an invisible field to your forms that, if filled out by a bot, prevents the form from being submitted. This plugin requires no configuration and automatically integrates with all Formidable forms on your site, except for logged-in users.
This plugin is suitable for website owners using Formidable forms who want a straightforward, non-intrusive method to reduce spam submissions. It is particularly beneficial for those looking for a simple solution without the need for extensive settings or adjustments.
Best for: Website owners using Formidable forms who want to reduce spam submissions easily.
What it does well
- ✓Uses honeypot technique for spam protection
- ✓No settings required for installation
- ✓Automatically integrates with Formidable forms
- ✓Alerts users if spam is suspected
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Limited to Formidable forms only
- •Last updated in June 2014, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •No additional features mentioned
Verdict
Formidable Honeypot offers a simple and effective way to protect forms from spam, but its age and limited compatibility may be a concern for some users.
From the developer
WP-Biz (Ryan)'s own description of Formidable Honeypot, lightly tidied.
The “honeypot” technique for SPAM protection is invisible to humans, and tricks robots into filling out an invisible form field. Then, if that invisible field has been filled, the form cannot be submitted. Easy, non-instrusive SPAM protection.
No settings to set, this honeypot is added to all Formidable forms on your site, unless the user is logged in. When SPAM is suspected, the form will not be submitted and the visitor will be alerted to this fact.
Tested to work with both Formidable (free) and Formidable Pro (best bet for awesome form power!)
A note to Formidable Pro users: You paid to receive extra features in the Formidable plugin. Me too, it’s well worth it. This Honeypot plugin, and Ryan (the developer) are not connected to Formidable in any way. Since this adds another very helpful feature to Formidable, I ask you to send a donation at WPbiz.co to say thanks and encourage future developemnt.
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