A reCAPTCHA alternative for AMPforWP
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Do you hate reCAPTCHA as much as I do? Google is making reCAPTCHA more and more difficult to complete. Personally, I think Google is using reCAPTCHA as a way to train their AI software…
Honeypot is an effective alternative to reCAPTCHA. It works by adding a hidden field to the form that, if completed, prevents the form from being validated!
Here are links to some articles about Honeypot:
CAPTCHAs’ Effect on Conversion Rates (2009.07.17)
https://moz.com/blog/captchas-affect-on-conversion-ratesHoneypot recaptcha. A nice and simple recaptcha alternative (2011.06.23)
https://www.scorchsoft.com/blog/recaptcha-alternative-honeypot-spam-prevention/The Entire World Hates CAPTCHA. So Why’s It Still Here? (2014.02.17)
https://www.patrickkphillips.com/blogging/entire-world-hates-captcha-whys-still/Protecting Web Forms From Bots Using Captcha and Honeypot (2018.03.13)
https://opensenselabs.com/blogs/tech/protecting-web-forms-bots-using-captcha-and-honeypotContact Form 7 has been validated for use with AMPforWP (https://ampforwp.com/tutorials/article-categories/contact-form-7/)
I used the Honeypot for Contact Form 7 plugin (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/contact-form-7-honeypot/)
Honeypot for Contact Form 7 has an option to use inline CSS. In my form, I used [honeypot email-2 move-inline-css:true] as the Honeypot field.
That option worked fine on my desktop but the Honeypot field showed on my phone: https://prnt.sc/vgblsa
As soon as I changed the honeypot field from [honeypot email-2 move-inline-css:true] to [honeypot email-2], the Honeypot field disappeared from the form on my phone! https://prnt.sc/vvnxy2
If you want to minimize spam on your AMPforWP forms, Honeypot is an excellent alternative to reCAPTCHA, hated by so many!
John
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