Title: Universal Honey Pot Author: Ludwig You Published: June 16, 2023 Last modified: October 8, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/universal-honey-pot/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2927038) ![](https://ps.w.org/universal-honey-pot/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2927038) # Universal Honey Pot By [Ludwig You](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ludwigyou/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/universal-honey-pot.6.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/) ## Description Universal Honey Pot is a powerful and user-friendly WordPress plugin that provides a plug-and-play solution for protecting your forms against unwanted spam. It automatically adds honey pots to all supported form plugins, such as Contact Form 7, Formidable Forms, Forminator, Elementor Pro, Divi and WPforms. With Universal Honey Pot, you can safeguard your WordPress site from spam without any manual configuration. #### Key Features * Easy to use: Simply install and activate the plugin, and it will start adding honey pots to supported form plugins. * Plug-and-play: No manual configuration required. Universal Honey Pot seamlessly integrates with compatible form plugins. * Wide compatibility: Supports popular form plugins like Contact Form 7, Formidable Forms, Forminator, Elementor Pro, Divi and WPforms, with more to be added in future updates. * Effective spam protection: Honey pots act as a hidden trap for spambots, reducing the amount of unwanted submissions. * Lightweight and optimized: Universal Honey Pot is designed to be resource-friendly and ensures smooth performance on your website. * Behavioral Spam Filter (Beta): This new feature uses behavioral analysis to detect and block spam submissions. It is currently in beta testing and will be improved in future updates. #### Supported Form Plugins * Contact Form 7 * Elementor Pro * Formidable Forms * Forminator * Divi * WPforms #### Coming Soon * Fluent Form * Jetpack * Gravity Forms * Everest Forms ### Other plugin by Webdeclic [Webdeclic](https://webdeclic.com) is a French web agency based in Paris. We are specialized in the creation of websites and e-commerce sites. We are also the creator of the following plugins: * [Mentions Legales Par Webdeclic](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mentions-legales-par-webdeclic/)* [Cookie Dough Compliance and Consent for GDPR](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-dough-compliance-and-consent-for-gdpr/)* [QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly](https://wordpress.org/plugins/quickwebp/)* [Show all plugins on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/webdeclic/) ### Support us ⭐️ If you like this plugin, please give us a 5 star rating on WordPress.org. This will motivate us to develop new features and write other plugins. ⭐️ ☕️ If you want buy me a coffee, you can do it here : [Buy me a coffee](https://bmc.link/ludwig) ☕️ ### License This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later. For more details, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html. ### Support For any support requests or inquiries, please visit the plugin’s WordPress.org support forum: Plugin Support Forum. ### Credits * Developed by [Webdeclic](https://webdeclic.com) ## Screenshots [⌊Screenshot admin page⌉⌊Screenshot admin page⌉[ Screenshot admin page ## Installation 1. Install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Go to Settings / Universal Honey Pot and check if your form plugins are supported. ## FAQ ### Which form plugins are currently supported? Universal Honey Pot currently supports Contact Form 7, Formidable Forms, Forminator, Elementor Pro, Divi and WPforms. Support for additional plugins will be added in future updates. ### Will Universal Honey Pot affect the functionality of my form plugins? No, Universal Honey Pot works in the background (with hidden fields) and does not interfere with the normal functionality of your form plugins. It adds an additional layer of protection against spam. ### Can I customize the honey pot fields? Yes, you can add or remove honey pot fields with this filter `universal_honey_pot/ fields`. You can also customize the field names and values. ### I found a bug in the plugin. Where can I report it? We appreciate your feedback. Please report any bugs or issues in the Support section of the plugin’s WordPress.org page. We’ll investigate and address the problem as soon as possible. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b6a368260d9de20fec73ffadb2185ce02c20609fef66fae83252b4571bd12d53? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Не работает](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%b5%d1%82-167/)󠁿 [sambukin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sambukin/) March 13, 2026 1 reply Плагин не определил установленные в систему WPFORM ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfc843a70db10d38e6a9c20fd7b5f885ce54189eed4ff12f072238c6adf6a73d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solution efficace !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solution-efficace-2/)󠁿 [Paul Fleury](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paul-fleury/) September 6, 2024 Universal Honey Pot, c’est le ninja invisible qui protège les formulaires WordPress! Installation simple, pas de configuration, la belle vie ! Efficace ? Oui, pour l’instant. On verra sur la durée. Gardez le rythme pour les mises à jour. Bye bye Google ReCAPTCHA!( utilisé avec Contact Form 7). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/694470b0057e1862da69eff58e3c98dc45376765f25f10da7aa64663374d6727? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fait parfaitement le taf](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fait-parfaitement-le-taf/)󠁿 [ronin24](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ronin24/) February 16, 2024 Installé sur 4 sites qui avaient des soucis de spam, depuis nickel. Plugin léger et efficace. [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Universal Honey Pot” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ludwig You ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ludwigyou/) [Translate “Universal Honey Pot” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/universal-honey-pot) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/universal-honey-pot/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/universal-honey-pot/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/universal-honey-pot/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/universal-honey-pot/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 6.0.0 * New feature: Behavioral Spam Filter (Beta) #### 5.0.1 * Add “for” attribute to label in honey pot fields #### 5.0.0 * Add support for WPForms #### 4.0.0 * Add support for Divi Forms #### 3.0.0 * Add support for Forminator #### 2.0.0 * Add support for Formidable Forms #### 1.0.1 * Patch prevent redirect to settings on plugin activation of other plugins. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release of Universal Honey Pot. ## Meta * Version **6.0.0** * Last updated **9 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/) * Tags * [anti-spam](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/anti-spam/)[forms](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/forms/) [honey pot](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/honey-pot/)[security](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [spam protection](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam-protection/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/universal-honey-pot/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/universal-honey-pot/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ludwig You ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ludwigyou/) ## Support Got something to say? 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