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Honeypot Anti-Spam

Stop comment spam in WordPress with the honeypot technique. No captcha, no setup, lightweight and invisible to your visitors.

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Current directory snapshot

Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 6.5 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 May 20265mo ago
Active installations10K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.7 / 5 from 12 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Honeypot Anti-Spam version 1.1.1 as active, updated 5mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

Honeypot Anti-Spam stops comment spam in WordPress using the honeypot technique – with no captcha, no puzzles and nothing for your visitors to solve.

Spam bots automatically fill in a hidden field that real visitors never see. The moment they do, the comment is flagged as spam. The result: cleaner comments, zero friction for genuine users and no annoying CAPTCHA.

Why Honeypot Anti-Spam?

  • No captcha – completely invisible to visitors, nothing to type or click.
  • Zero configuration – install, activate, done. There are no settings to touch.
  • Lightweight and fast – a tiny script with no bloat and no impact on page speed.
  • Privacy friendly – no external services, no tracking, no data leaves your site.
  • Native WordPress comments – works out of the box with the standard comment form.

How the honeypot technique works

The honeypot antispam technique adds a hidden field to your comment form via JavaScript. A legitimate visitor never sees this field and therefore never fills it in. Spam bots, however, detect it and fill it in, so the comment or submission is immediately classified as spam.

Honeypot Anti-Spam has NO options and NO configuration. To get it working you only have to install and activate it. Nothing else.

  • More information and support

Bundled by default with

Raiola Networks WordPress hosting service.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • anti spam
  • comment spam
  • spam protection
  • akismet
  • honeypot
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.5 · PHP 7.4
Update activity28 May 20265mo ago

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