Feature request · Permissions & security · Blocks work
Honeypot spam protection for public subscription forms
2 source threads · first seen 2021-10 · last seen 2025-01
Summary
Spam bots submit invalid addresses to a subscription form, producing many bounce messages, so the user asks for a honeypot field that needs no CAPTCHA.
- Affects
- Site owner with a public subscribe form
- Workaround
- Uses double opt-in
Evidence
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“I would love to use a captcha to deter abuse of my subscribe forms”
“as spam bots enter invalid email into my subscription form”