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Honeypot Toolkit — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

by Jeff Sterup · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.0.4 Tested up to WP 6.9.7

Honeypot Toolkit has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 20,350 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Honeypot Toolkit at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
20,350
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Honeypot Toolkit well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Honeypot Toolkit reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

9 reviews

5★
7
4★
0
3★
1
2★
0
1★
1

  • Dont forget to white list your IP Range even short

    Warning to all make your white list range short. I thought i white listed it i know its the case on wordfence but i manage to let it think i the admin made it think it was a bot and locked me out. If this is the case use Tor browser to log in since it changes the IP there. 3 stars cause im not 100% sure if this is really working its doing some good heavy lifting but support from these pages seem non existant. not mine just other people. but if your IP is 80.50.10.125 make it 80.50.10.124 - 80.50.10.126 if it happens again cause i swear i did this im gonna loose my mind spent 1 hour trying to figure out WHIHC WAF got triggered

    techguysa

  • Amazing! A must have for every site!

    This plugin does the job very well. Besides using Project Honyepot and Spamcop, I really love the additional Login and 404 handling that protects from brute force attacks. In combination with a 2FA login plugin this makes me finally feel a lot safer using Wordpress. Thanks a lot!

    dichternebel

  • Unfortunately does not work

    Nevertheless, 10 messages come to spam on day via the contact form. This plugin does not block anything

    thorsten107

  • Still works

    with version 5.8.2 (also multiste)

    Andrea

  • Does all it is designed to do

    Has been very effective in blocking malicious traffic to my site.

    ogbcashdown

  • No logs in Honeypot activity list

    Hi there, I have installed Honeypot Toolkit plugin on my website, the status is: @ - Honey Pot Active but I haven't any data in activity list in plugin. I have verified script and the dedicated link is on all my pages but now activity yet! What should I do to enable this plugin and make it working?

    Boretsyan

Details

Automatically insert Project Honeypot links into your pages and block IP addresses that are listed on various block lists you can choose from.

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

Rankings Honeypot Toolkit competes in

Tags

  • brute force protection
  • honeypot
  • login monitor
  • project honeypot
  • spam prevention

More from Jeff Sterup

Version
5.0.4
Last updated
Feb 6, 2026
First published
Dec 22, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.6.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Honeypot Toolkit FAQ

How many active installs does Honeypot Toolkit have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Honeypot Toolkit as of September 7, 2026.

Is Honeypot Toolkit still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on February 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Does Honeypot Toolkit have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Honeypot Toolkit are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Honeypot Toolkit free?

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