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It catches spam bots by adding a hidden field that real users never see \u2014 but bots fill it in automatically, revealing themselves as spam.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Why this plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zero configuration<\/strong> \u2014 no settings page, no database writes. Just add the tag and go.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight<\/strong> \u2014 under 10KB total. No bloat, no upsells, no bundled features you don't need.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silent success<\/strong> \u2014 bots see a fake \"message sent\" response, so they never learn to adapt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drop-in replacement<\/strong> \u2014 uses the same <code>[honeypot]<\/code> tag as other CF7 honeypot plugins. Switch without editing your forms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Works great alongside Turnstile\/reCAPTCHA<\/strong> \u2014 honeypots catch dumb bots, CAPTCHAs catch smart ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Add <code>[honeypot your-field-name]<\/code> anywhere in your CF7 form template.<\/li>\n<li>The plugin renders a hidden text input that's invisible to humans.<\/li>\n<li>Spam bots auto-fill every field they find, including the honeypot.<\/li>\n<li>If the honeypot has a value on submission, the form is silently rejected.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>web-ok-honeypot-lite-for-cf7<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Edit any Contact Form 7 form and click the <strong>honeypot<\/strong> button in the toolbar, or manually add <code>[honeypot your-field-name]<\/code> to your form template.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>That's it. No settings to configure.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20to%20configure%20anything%3F\"><h3>Do I need to configure anything?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Just add the <code>[honeypot]<\/code> tag to your form and the plugin handles everything else.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20this%20with%20cloudflare%20turnstile%20or%20recaptcha%3F\"><h3>Can I use this with Cloudflare Turnstile or reCAPTCHA?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Absolutely. Honeypots and CAPTCHAs complement each other \u2014 honeypots catch simple bots that fill every field, while CAPTCHAs catch more sophisticated ones.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20a%20bot%20is%20caught%3F\"><h3>What happens when a bot is caught?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The bot sees a fake success message (\"Your message has been sent\"), so it thinks the submission went through. 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