by RaiolaNetworks 4.7 (12 reviews)

Honeypot Anti-Spam

Name: Honeypot Anti-Spam
Rating: 4.7 (12 reviews)
Author: RaiolaNetworks

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

Honeypot Anti-Spam ranks #1,688 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #64 of 2,878 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.7/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated May 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.1.1 Current Version v1.1.1

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 28 May, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#64 of 2,878 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -29.7% this week

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#1,688

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Active Installs

10K+

-40.2%

KW Avg Position

10.8

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Downloads

67.4K

+37 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 66.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

12 reviews

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.1
Last Updated: May 28, 2026
Requires WP: 6.5+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: RaiolaNetworks

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

akismet anti-spam comment spam honeypot spam protection

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to stop comment spam without inconveniencing visitors. It solves spam by adding a hidden field that only bots fill in, flagging their submissions as spam while requiring no captcha or configuration.

Honeypot spam detection
No captcha required
Zero configuration setup
Lightweight, no page speed impact
Privacy friendly, no tracking
Works with native WordPress comments
Bundled with Raiola Networks hosting

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Honeypot Anti-Spam

Yes, it is very effective against spam bots, although it does NOT work against manual spam. In any case, in 99.99% of cases spam is sent automatically by bots.

Yes. There is no CAPTCHA, no math question and nothing for your visitors to solve. The protection is a hidden field that only spam bots interact with, so the experience for real users is completely transparent.

No. The system is completely automatic and does not affect the normal operation of WordPress: it is transparent and extremely lightweight. In very rare cases a plugin may conflict with the JavaScript used to insert the honeypot field, but this happens very rarely.

Yes. The honeypot field is handled with client-side JavaScript, so it works fine alongside full-page caching plugins.

No. Honeypot Anti-Spam does not track visitors and does not send any data to external services. Everything happens on your own site.

No, Honeypot Anti-Spam is not compatible with comment systems other than the native WordPress one.