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| <?php | |
| //check if form was sent | |
| if($_POST){ | |
| $to = 'some@email.com'; | |
| $subject = 'Testing HoneyPot'; | |
| $header = "From: $name <$name>"; | |
| $name = $_POST['name']; | |
| $email = $_POST['email']; | |
| $message = $_POST['message']; | |
| //honey pot field | |
| $honeypot = $_POST['firstname']; | |
| //check if the honeypot field is filled out. If not, send a mail. | |
| if( ! empty( $honeypot ) ){ | |
| return; //you may add code here to echo an error etc. | |
| }else{ | |
| mail( $to, $subject, $message, $header ); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| ?> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>HoneyPot for HTML Form Example</title> | |
| <style> | |
| .hide-robot{ | |
| display:none; | |
| } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <form method="post" action="#my-form" id="my-form"> | |
| <!-- Create fields for the honeypot --> | |
| <input name="firstname" type="text" id="firstname" class="hide-robot"> | |
| <!-- honeypot fields end --> | |
| <input name="name" type="text" id="name" placeholder="Name" required><br> | |
| <input name="email" type="email" id="email" placeholder="Email" required><br> | |
| <textarea name="message" id="message" placeholder="Enter your message here" required></textarea><br> | |
| <input type="submit"> | |
| </form> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
Brilliant.
Small performance improvement, probably indifferent in this case but in it might help if you have huge code.
Checking the return case early
Example:
if($_POST){
//check if the honeypot field is filled out. If not, send a mail.
$honeypot = $_POST['firstname'];
if(!empty( $honeypot )) return;
//proceed to send mail
$to = 'some@email.com';
$subject = 'Testing HoneyPot';
$header = "From: $name <$name>";
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
mail( $to, $subject, $message, $header );
}
Now, I am trying to get the whole idea of this. How does the firstname input work as the honeypot field?
Well, the firstname input is invisible thanks to the css, so an actual user won't be able see or fill it. Only way to fill it would be some sort of script so a spam script fills it as it sees it as an input. Therefore, it's a clever way to distinguish a person and a bot to prevent spam.
Thanks for the response. I get it clearly now
@wvlnsr, you'd add it to the same page as your form. It checks if there's been POST parameters and runs it through a check. If the firstname dummy field is filled it won't send the email to your address 👍
Thanks for the response. I
That worked like a charm.
I used only few lines in my ready made web post form - honeypot field and check
And few lines in html part.
Now will look how many will overcome.
But these spambots are crazy - as soon as I put website online, I got one spam per 2 min. Disaster.
Thanks to you for code!
Hello all,
I am also struggling with spam and looking for a way to get this problem under control.
I have a question about the code, is this exactly as specified above inserted on the same page as text or is this inserted under Contact form 7 (additional settings).
do I need to customize the code other than the placeholder texts?
Sorry for my simple questions.
Thanks in advance :)
These are good tips. Can anyone suggest if its a good idea to use a form backend service to stop form spam?
Hi ! The php part didn't get reconigze in my code