# \#honeypot **URL:** https://community.gravityforms.com/tag/honeypot/209.md [Latest](https://community.gravityforms.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.gravityforms.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.gravityforms.com/tags.md) --- ## [Concerned: Spam Emails Not Blocked](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/concerned-spam-emails-not-blocked/20171)
**Author:** [@AeroStar](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/AeroStar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/concerned-spam-emails-not-blocked/20171 "2026-03-25T13:12:17Z")
Afer marking incoming emails as spam (using Gravity Forms), they keep showing up in my inbox (repetitively). Honeypot and reCAPTCHA are enabled. Below please find a sample email address that keeps showing up in my inbox… --- ## [Getting "This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged." on form](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/getting-this-field-is-for-validation-purposes-and-should-be-left-unchanged-on-form/20137)
**Author:** [@george.trifanoff](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/george.trifanoff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/getting-this-field-is-for-validation-purposes-and-should-be-left-unchanged-on-form/20137 "2026-03-11T06:01:37Z")
Getting an unwanted verification field (that seems to not even be consistent upon page refresh) at top of gravity forms --- ## [Tired of Form Spam? Try Submission Speed Check in Gravity Forms 2.9.21](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/tired-of-form-spam-try-submission-speed-check-in-gravity-forms-2-9-21/19832)
**Author:** [@chrishajer](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/chrishajer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/tired-of-form-spam-try-submission-speed-check-in-gravity-forms-2-9-21/19832 "2025-11-03T20:25:04Z")
Gravity Forms 2.9.21 introduces a new Submission Speed Check feature that works in conjunction with the anti-spam Honeypot to catch bots that submit forms too quickly. Quick Setup: Enable “Honeypot” in your Form Settin… --- ## [Submitting Gravity form with REST API and Honeypot enabled](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/submitting-gravity-form-with-rest-api-and-honeypot-enabled/19083)
**Author:** [@martin.davidson](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/martin.davidson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/submitting-gravity-form-with-rest-api-and-honeypot-enabled/19083 "2025-03-24T14:59:53Z")
This shouldn’t have been closed, the OP is correct that his question was misunderstood. The problem is that the REST API response for a form doesn’t give us the needed field information for the honeypot field, it just… --- ## [GravityForms Honeypot sending all to spam?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravityforms-honeypot-sending-all-to-spam/18546)
**Author:** [@user636bafc31d90b656](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user636bafc31d90b656)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravityforms-honeypot-sending-all-to-spam/18546 "2024-11-27T20:28:09Z")
Hello. It seems after a recent Gravity Forms plugin update, that the honeypot is failing on our site, sending ALL entries directly to spam. We did not have it set to save spam entries in a spam folder. Turned that opt… --- ## [Honeypot breaks confirmation messages](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-breaks-confirmation-messages/18498)
**Author:** [@jani.kivisola](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/jani.kivisola)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-breaks-confirmation-messages/18498 "2024-11-20T13:15:12Z")
Hi, we noticed today that the forms with Honeypot enabled do not give correct confirmation messages to user, but shows the default message in every case. We disabled Honeypots and the confirmations began working again. … --- ## [Gravity Forms Breaking on Multiple Sites](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-breaking-on-multiple-sites/18006)
**Author:** [@aaronjamesyoung](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/aaronjamesyoung)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-breaking-on-multiple-sites/18006 "2024-08-20T05:12:51Z")
We have had issues with gravity forms on multiple sites. It took us days and switching payment provider from PayPal / CC to Square and switching recaptcha to honeypot to make one work. Now we’re getting tickets from ot… --- ## [My site is spam attack](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/my-site-is-spam-attack/17976)
**Author:** [@user637edd7360077741](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user637edd7360077741)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/my-site-is-spam-attack/17976 "2024-08-10T22:53:50Z")
Hi my site is under spam attack, we have the captcha and the honeypot activate but is doesn’t working… what more can we implement? --- ## [Honeypot and W3 Total Cache](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-and-w3-total-cache/17506)
**Author:** [@Pablostevens](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/Pablostevens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-and-w3-total-cache/17506 "2024-05-21T16:34:02Z")
If I turn on W3 Total Cache and minify JS, the honeypot ruturns a false for the hash match and the entry does not get saved. If I set W3 Total Cache to not minify the page then it works as intended, the form submits, et… --- ## [Legitimate form submissions failing honeypot check](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/legitimate-form-submissions-failing-honeypot-check/17464)
**Author:** [@obdigital](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/obdigital)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/legitimate-form-submissions-failing-honeypot-check/17464 "2024-05-15T09:09:53Z")
I was testing out one of our forms and noticed that submissions were not coming through. I enabled debugging and realized that the submissions were failing the honeypot check, but I’m not sure why that is the case. Here … --- ## [Confirmation message not working on incognito](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/confirmation-message-not-working-on-incognito/17102)
**Author:** [@user655d8d625d392984](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user655d8d625d392984)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/confirmation-message-not-working-on-incognito/17102 "2024-03-20T18:34:19Z")
confirmation message after gfrom submission is showing correctly as i mention in above image . but it was not working well in incognito. in incognito, gform shows only default confirmation message as "“Thank You for … --- ## [How does the built in spam feature work?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-does-the-built-in-spam-feature-work/17005)
**Author:** [@user5d1ecf6fc4abd046](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5d1ecf6fc4abd046)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-does-the-built-in-spam-feature-work/17005 "2024-03-18T21:59:49Z")
I am currently NOT using any spam addons such as recaptcha or Akismet. I am referring to the built-in spam feature that Gravity Forms has. A legit submission has been flagged as spam by Gravity Forms. I am trying to fig… --- ## [Using the API on forms with honeypot proection turned on](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/using-the-api-on-forms-with-honeypot-proection-turned-on/16892)
**Author:** [@jeff1](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/jeff1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/using-the-api-on-forms-with-honeypot-proection-turned-on/16892 "2024-02-20T14:43:36Z")
I’m helping clients put a mobile front end on their forms using the latest Gravity Forms API. This form has the Anti-spam honeypot setting turned on. Initially - I thought I could not provide the honeypot field and that … --- ## [New User Registration Bot Spam](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/new-user-registration-bot-spam/16878)
**Author:** [@frank](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/frank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/new-user-registration-bot-spam/16878 "2024-02-18T18:28:17Z")
We have a lot of new “bot spam” (Fig 1) coming through our “new user registration form” (Fig 2) in Gravity Forms seeking approval to become users. It is blatant “bot spam” meaning the usernames are very generated and not… --- ## [Disable Enhanced Javascript Honeypot without disabling traditional honeypot](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disable-enhanced-javascript-honeypot-without-disabling-traditional-honeypot/16858)
**Author:** [@m2mannix](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/m2mannix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disable-enhanced-javascript-honeypot-without-disabling-traditional-honeypot/16858 "2024-02-14T22:14:32Z")
We have a client who noticed their number of leads were a lot lower than last year and started receiving complaints that they were not replying to clients. After a lot of testing we noticed that the forms that people wer… --- ## [Missing form submissions](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/missing-form-submissions/15502)
**Author:** [@user6474d2351cdf9851](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user6474d2351cdf9851)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/missing-form-submissions/15502 "2023-07-14T16:17:44Z")
Hello, I added a new license key to my WP Gravity Form Plugin on May 29th. It was brought to my attention that no submissions were received between May 29th and July 5th for one of my forms but submissions came thought … --- ## [Post-submission message appearing, but not sure how to change it](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/post-submission-message-appearing-but-not-sure-how-to-change-it/15263)
**Author:** [@rosslerenard](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/rosslerenard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/post-submission-message-appearing-but-not-sure-how-to-change-it/15263 "2023-06-01T23:13:31Z")
I set up a page with Gravity Form integrated with Popup Maker. One of my team members noticed that when a certain email gets added, it triggers this popup message: I noticed this happens when the email used is sent t… --- ## [Form submits, Entry is not registered](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-submits-entry-is-not-registered/15216)
**Author:** [@user63e11c34299ee993](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user63e11c34299ee993)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-submits-entry-is-not-registered/15216 "2023-05-25T17:01:47Z")
Hello! We a couple of different gravity forms on our site that were functioning fine, but have recently stopped registering entries. The form flows easily, conditional logic is met, if applicable, buttons display and cli… --- ## [Gravity form filled on the website, then press submit but never receive this submit, entry in WP also not received](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-form-filled-on-the-website-then-press-submit-but-never-receive-this-submit-entry-in-wp-also-not-received/15085)
**Author:** [@matej.suransky](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/matej.suransky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-form-filled-on-the-website-then-press-submit-but-never-receive-this-submit-entry-in-wp-also-not-received/15085 "2023-05-07T15:01:03Z")
Hello guys, I am seeking for help with Gravity Form issue. Here is situation: Using Gravity form on the website. After this Form is Filled (Quote Form a and second form Contact Me) then press submit button on the web… --- ## [Troubleshoot missing form completions](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/troubleshoot-missing-form-completions/14792)
**Author:** [@kynetics](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/kynetics)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/troubleshoot-missing-form-completions/14792 "2023-03-29T07:10:53Z")
Hello, Sometimes - users will say that they completed the form, but I don’t see any form submissions. While I don’t believe these cases most of the time, this symptom does happen more often than I would expect. So I am … --- ## [Multi-Step form Thank you page not working](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/multi-step-form-thank-you-page-not-working/14787)
**Author:** [@mad2kx](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/mad2kx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/multi-step-form-thank-you-page-not-working/14787 "2023-03-25T12:13:50Z")
Hello, I have a problem with a multi step form. I have a “Thank you page” enabled for GTM Tracking. The form has 3 steps but a 4th step is conditionally enabled, depending on the selection of the user. The issue I have … --- ## [Gravity Forms 2.7 | New Anti-Spam Honeypot Code Labeling Good Emails as Spam](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-2-7-new-anti-spam-honeypot-code-labeling-good-emails-as-spam/14378)
**Author:** [@AeroStar](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/AeroStar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/gravity-forms-2-7-new-anti-spam-honeypot-code-labeling-good-emails-as-spam/14378 "2023-02-07T15:36:10Z")
Good Day, Upon installing Gravity Forms 2.7, we noticed Gravity Forms’ new anti-spam honeypot code is labeling perfectly good emails as spam. Can someone share the criteria followed by Gravity Forms’ anti-spam honeypot… --- ## [Honeypot documentation out of date](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-documentation-out-of-date/14005)
**Author:** [@jdknopp](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/jdknopp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/honeypot-documentation-out-of-date/14005 "2022-12-07T22:17:25Z")
https://docs.gravityforms.com/spam/#h-honeypot says: “If HTML5 is enabled on the \[Forms \> Settings page\] the autocomplete='off' attribute will be added to the input” but this was changed in 2.5 per https://docs.gravity… --- ## [Spam in Contact form submissions](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/spam-in-contact-form-submissions/13948)
**Author:** [@kenrosenberg](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/kenrosenberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/spam-in-contact-form-submissions/13948 "2022-11-28T09:54:19Z")
Hello, I’m getting bombarded with spam through my Contact form. I have set up ReCaptcha and the Anti-Spam honeypot but they don’t seem to do any good. How can I stop the spam? Thanks --- ## [Form not redirecting properly](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-not-redirecting-properly/13439)
**Author:** [@user5fc554dd921f5625](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5fc554dd921f5625)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-not-redirecting-properly/13439 "2022-09-14T22:51:35Z")
I have two forms setup on a site. The one form simply gives a thank you message upon submission. The other form, a lead capture, is supposed to redirect the user to a Thank You page that is specific for that form. It is … --- ## [How can I reduce Russian spam? \[RESOLVED\]](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-can-i-reduce-russian-spam-resolved/12871)
**Author:** [@user5ae8a2ea0545f5.6](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5ae8a2ea0545f5.6)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-can-i-reduce-russian-spam-resolved/12871 "2022-06-23T19:22:08Z")
I use gravity forms extensively, but starting to wonder if this is smart. As soon as I add a new web form, the spam starts. It doesn’t matter if it’s a brand new website, within days it attracts spam, mostly Russian. … --- ## [Form sometimes redirects other times does not](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-sometimes-redirects-other-times-does-not/12674)
**Author:** [@iamone](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/iamone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-sometimes-redirects-other-times-does-not/12674 "2022-05-24T21:23:55Z")
Hello. I have a 9 question gravity form. It intermittently does not redirect to another page where people can schedule an appointment. Instead it will stay on the same WP page and say “Thanks for contacting us! We wil… --- ## [Form submissions not showing from site](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-submissions-not-showing-from-site/12603)
**Author:** [@user627439ff9e384998](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user627439ff9e384998)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/form-submissions-not-showing-from-site/12603 "2022-05-13T21:01:09Z")
Form submissions from preview create new entries. Form submissions from website/page do not do anything. No entry on the form, no notification email. Not much on the internet about this. Any and all assistance is greatl… --- ## [How to stop spammy emails?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-to-stop-spammy-emails/11338)
**Author:** [@user61a8465172adc710](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user61a8465172adc710)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/how-to-stop-spammy-emails/11338 "2022-01-04T22:12:29Z")
I am getting spam emails, how to avoid? --- ## [Preventing spam, even when you have honeypot and CAPTCHA enabled](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/preventing-spam-even-when-you-have-honeypot-and-captcha-enabled/3295)
**Author:** [@Steve](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/Steve)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/preventing-spam-even-when-you-have-honeypot-and-captcha-enabled/3295 "2021-12-08T21:10:29Z")
Hi, We have several forms in active use and we get a lot of spam through them. We have the anti-spam honeypot enabled and also have a CAPTCHA on the form but we still get spam. Usually the spammers include HTML code i… [Next page](https://community.gravityforms.com/tag/honeypot/209.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=honeypot)