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Honeypot Guard — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

Honeypot Guard – Silent Anti-Spam

by MDigital · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.4.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Honeypot Guard has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,215 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Honeypot Guard at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
2,215
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Honeypot Guard 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

Features

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

  • Zero User Friction – Completely invisible protection, no annoying puzzles
  • Privacy-Focused – All processing on your server, no third-party tracking by default
  • Granular Blacklisting – Block by email, domain, IP address, or keywords
  • Rate Limiting – Prevent spam floods with configurable submission limits
  • Detailed Spam Logs – View blocked submissions with one-click IP blocking
  • Multi-Language Admin – Available in 9 languages (English, German, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Polish, Estonian, Spanish-Mexico)
  • GDPR Compliant – No data sent to external services (unless you enable optional AI detection)
  • Works Automatically – Integrates seamlessly with popular form plugins

Honeypot Guard reviews and ratings

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

5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Great plugin

    Plugin seems to be working well. Not super computer literate but I have pretty much no more fake account setups and card cracking attempts on my site. Thanks team!

    paddlepower

Where Honeypot Guard ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Anti-Spam Plugins #20 in search, not tagged #50

Details

Anti-spam protection for forms, signups, and comments using advanced honeypot techniques. No CAPTCHAs, no user friction.

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

Rankings Honeypot Guard competes in

Tags

  • antispam
  • contact form 7
  • honeypot
  • security
  • spam protection
Version
2.4.5
Last updated
Aug 27, 2026
First published
Feb 5, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Honeypot Guard FAQ

What does Honeypot Guard do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Honeypot Guard offers Zero User Friction – Completely invisible protection, no annoying puzzles, Privacy-Focused – All processing on your server, no third-party tracking by default, Granular Blacklisting – Block by email, domain, IP address, or keywords, Rate Limiting – Prevent spam floods with configurable submission limits and Detailed Spam Logs – View blocked submissions with one-click IP blocking.

How many active installs does Honeypot Guard have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Honeypot Guard as of September 7, 2026.

Is Honeypot Guard still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Honeypot Guard free?

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

Where does Honeypot Guard rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?

Honeypot Guard is #50 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.