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Honeypot Anti-Spam — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

by RaiolaNetworks · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Honeypot Anti-Spam has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 78,224 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Honeypot Anti-Spam at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
78,224
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Honeypot Anti-Spam well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
8%
1 of 12 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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

Honeypot Anti-Spam reviews and ratings

12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.7 out of 5

12 reviews

5★
11
4★
0
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0
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0
1★
1
  • Funciona perfectamente

    Tenía un problema con la cantidad de correos que me llegaban diariamente a causa del spam en comentarios de todas las instalaciones de WordPress que gestiono. Fue instalar este plugin y solucionado. Sin tener que configurar nada. Arreglado

    jorgevm
  • Un plugin muy útil e indispensable.

    Una herramienta muy útil para tener en tu instalación para prevenir el span. Además con la garantía de Raiola, como todo lo que hacen. Hosting estupendos, rapidos, un soporte técnico genial, artículos súper útilies y un equipo humano muy top.

    Javier Afan
  • Just what you need

    Forget about all the other antispam plugins out there. They are all unnecessarily big. This is just what you need, a simple tool to block the spam for comments.

    Gerard Blanco
  • Buen plugin antispam

    Buen plugin antispam

    Fran Sarabia
  • No me sirvio

    He recibido mucho spam

    José Luis Hernández
  • Hace lo que dice y punto

    Pues lo dicho, añade un honeypot en el formulario de comentarios de WordPress haciendo que el bot de spam se detale y enviando el comentario directamente al SPAM. Muy útil si quieres abrir los comentarios sin moderación. Sin configuraciones ni nada, solo activar y listo.

    gestionatuweb

Where Honeypot Anti-Spam ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Honeypot Anti-Spam appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Anti-Spam Plugins #25 by tag, #12 in search #13
Best CAPTCHA Plugins #53 in search, not tagged #85

Honeypot Anti-Spam alternatives

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Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Honeypot Anti-Spam competes in

Tags

  • akismet
  • anti-spam
  • comment spam
  • honeypot
  • spam protection
Version
1.1.1
Last updated
May 28, 2026
First published
Apr 29, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Honeypot Anti-Spam FAQ

What does Honeypot Anti-Spam do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Honeypot Anti-Spam offers 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 and Native WordPress comments – works out of the box with the standard comment form.

How many active installs does Honeypot Anti-Spam have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Honeypot Anti-Spam as of September 7, 2026.

Is Honeypot Anti-Spam still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Honeypot Anti-Spam free?

Honeypot Anti-Spam is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Honeypot Anti-Spam rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?

Honeypot Anti-Spam is #13 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.