Honeypot — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
by Dnesscarkey · WordPress.org page · Website
Honeypot has 400,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,094,349 downloads all time. It was downloaded 36,148 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Honeypot at a glance
Is Honeypot well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Record Spam Submission, view what spam bot are trying to submit
- Logs spam bot IPs
- Block spam bot IPs if multiple spam is submitted. Add extra level of anti spam filter based on IPs. Stops spam bot from using unwanted bandwidth and save…
- Spam Keyword Filter marks form submissions as spam when they contain specified words or phrases
- WooCommerce Checkout & Registration including Card Testing Orders (woocommerce.com)
- Easy Digital Downloads Checkout and Registration (easydigitaldownloads.com)
- QuForm Contact Form (quform.com)
- Ninja Forms (https://ninjaforms.com)
- Gravity Forms (For Ajax Based and Multi Step Forms – gravityforms.com)
- MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (mc4wp.com)
- S2 Members (s2member.com)
- Ulimate Members (ultimatemember.com)
Honeypot reviews and ratings
1,463 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
1,463 reviews
- 5★
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1,445
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Seems good
Works well in the background
poppphoto -
Bestens
Endlich keine nervigen Spam Nachrichten mehr. Danke
martin040995 -
Excellent plugin for protecting WordPress
WP Armour is an excellent plugin for protecting WordPress websites from spam submissions. It is easy to set up, works seamlessly in the background, and helps keep contact forms clean without creating unnecessary friction for legitimate users. I really appreciate its simplicity and effectiveness, especially since it doesn't require visitors to solve annoying CAPTCHAs. A great solution for anyone looking to reduce spam and keep their website running smoothly. Highly recommended!
xrweb -
helping secure a site
Works well and easy to setup. Stopping spam automatically all day long. Great work.
wolfholzmann -
Blocked 14153 spam!
WP Armour has blocked 14153 spam submissions till date - that’s awesome!
Technigal -
Has blocked more than 1400 spam submissions in 2 months!
Works great!
jvswan
Download and install history
53,782 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Honeypot ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Honeypot appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anti-Spam Plugins | #4 by tag, #3 in search | #2 | – |
| Best Restaurant Plugins | #23 in search, not tagged | #51 | ▲10 |
| Best Forum Plugins | #38 in search, not tagged | #67 | – |
| Best CAPTCHA Plugins | #42 in search, not tagged | #70 | ▲5 |
| Best GDPR Plugins | #52 in search, not tagged | #78 | – |
| Best Comment Plugins | #56 in search, not tagged | #99 | – |
Honeypot alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Honeypot.
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Antispam Bee 700,000+ installs · 4.8 -
CleanTalk Anti-Spam 200,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200,000+ installs · 4.6 -
CF7 Apps 300,000+ installs · 3.8 -
Titan Anti-spam & Security 50,000+ installs · 4.5
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Honeypot Details
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- akismet
- anti-spam
- comment spam
- contact form spam
- spam protection
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- Version
- 2.4.02
- Last updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- First published
- Jun 16, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Honeypot FAQ
What does Honeypot do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Honeypot offers Record Spam Submission, view what spam bot are trying to submit, Logs spam bot IPs, Block spam bot IPs if multiple spam is submitted. Add extra level of anti spam filter based on IPs. Stops spam bot from using unwanted bandwidth and save, Spam Keyword Filter marks form submissions as spam when they contain specified words or phrases and WooCommerce Checkout & Registration including Card Testing Orders (woocommerce.com).
How many active installs does Honeypot have?
WordPress.org reports 400,000+ active installs for Honeypot as of October 22, 2026.
Is Honeypot still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Honeypot have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 12 recent support threads for Honeypot are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Honeypot free?
Honeypot is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Honeypot rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?
Honeypot is #2 in the WordPress.org "spam" ranking as of today.