Preventing Form Spam with Honeypot Fields

Spam is a common problem with online forms. NoCodeSubmit provides several methods to protect your forms, including honeypot fields - a clever technique that catches automated submissions without affecting real users.

How Honeypot Fields Work

A honeypot field is a hidden form field that should be left empty. Bots typically fill out all fields they find, while real users can’t see the field. If the honeypot field contains any value, the submission is rejected as spam.

Basic Implementation

Add this hidden field to your form:

<input type="text" name="_honey" style="display:none">

Complete Example

Here’s a form with both honeypot and other spam protection features:

<form action="https://nocodesubmit.co/your@email.com" method="POST">
    <!-- Spam Protection -->
    <input type="text" name="_honey" style="display:none">
    <input type="hidden" name="_captcha" value="true">

    <!-- Form Fields -->
    <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" required>
    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" required>
    <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

Additional Protection Methods

NoCodeSubmit provides multiple layers of spam protection:

1. Email Verification
   • First submission requires email confirmation
   • Prevents unauthorized use of email addresses
2. CAPTCHA Protection
   • Optional reCAPTCHA integration
   • Enable/disable with _captcha field
3. Rate Limiting
   • Limits submissions per IP address
   • Prevents automated form flooding

Best Practices

1. Always include the honeypot field
2. Use CAPTCHA for high-traffic forms
3. Keep the honeypot field name as _honey
4. Hide the field with CSS, not the hidden attribute

Next Steps

Learn more about form security and customization: - Customizing Form Emails - Setting Up Thank You Pages - Working with Webhooks