=== WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam ===
Contributors: dnesscarkey
Donate link: https://www.patreon.com/wp_armour
Tags: anti spam, spam protection, comment spam , contact form spam, akismet
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.5
Stable tag: 2.2.01
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration

== Description ==
This plugins block spam submissions using honeypot anti spam technic. No Captcha or extra verification field hassle to the users. Only lets spam bots to suffer using our anti spam filter.

<strong>Automatic anti spam protection for following forms (Available in Free Version) . No setup required.</strong>

* WP Comments
* WP Registraton
* BBPress Forum (<a href="https://bbpress.org">bbpress.org</a>)
* Contact Form 7 (<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7">wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7</a>)
* Gravity Forms (For Non Ajax and Single Page/Step Form - <a href="https://www.gravityforms.com">gravityforms.com</a>)
* WPForms (<a href="https://wpforms.com">wpforms.com</a>)
* Formidable Forms (<a href="https://formidableforms.com">formidableforms.com</a>)
* Caldera Forms (<a href="https://calderaforms.com">calderaforms.com</a>)
* Toolset Forms (<a href="https://toolset.com">toolset.com</a>)
* Elementor Forms (<a href="https://elementor.com">elementor.com</a>)
* Fluent Forms (<a href="https://fluentforms.com">fluentforms.com</a>)
* Divi Theme Contact Form (<a href="https://www.elegantthemes.com">elegantthemes.com</a>)
* Theme My Login ( https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-my-login/ )
* WooCommerce Reviews Pro
* GDPR compliant. No tracking, cookie storage or external server calls.

<strong>WP Armour Extended (Paid Version) supports additional anti spam protection and features.</strong>

* Record Spam Submission, view what spam bot are trying to submit 
* Logs spam bot IPs.
* Block spam bot IPs if multiple spam is submitted. Add extra level of anti spam filter based on IPs. Stops spam bot from using unwanted bandwidth and save valuable server resource.
* WooCommerce Checkout & Registration (<a href="https://woocommerce.com">woocommerce.com</a>)
* Easy Digital Downloads Checkout and Registration (<a href="https://easydigitaldownloads.com">easydigitaldownloads.com</a>)
* QuForm Contact Form (<a href="https://www.quform.com">quform.com</a>)
* Ninja Forms (<a href="https://ninjaforms.com">https://ninjaforms.com</a>)
* Gravity Forms (For Ajax Based and Multi Step Forms - <a href="https://www.gravityforms.com">gravityforms.com</a>)
* MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (<a href="https://www.mc4wp.com">mc4wp.com</a>)
* S2 Members (<a href="https://s2member.com">s2member.com</a>)
* Ulimate Members (<a href="https://ultimatemember.com/">ultimatemember.com</a>)
* Bricks Builder Form (<a href="https://bricksbuilder.io/">bricksbuilder.io</a>)
* BricksForge Pro Form (<a href="https://bricksforge.io/">bricksforge.io</a>)
* Strong Testimonials (<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/strong-testimonials/">wordpress.org/plugins/strong-testimonials</a>)
* Formcraft Form (<a href="https://formcraft-wp.com/">formcraft-wp.com</a>)
* Forminator Form (<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/forminator/">wordpress.org/plugins/forminator</a>)
* WS Form ( Lite & Pro )
* YITH Easy Login & Register Popup for WooCommerce
* JetForm Builder (<a href="https://jetformbuilder.com/">jetformbuilder.com</a>)
* HTMLform plugin (<a href="https://www.htmlformsplugin.com">htmlformsplugin.com</a>)
* Avia Enfold Theme (<a href="https://kriesi.at/themes/enfold">kriesi.at/themes/enfold</a>)
* BuddyPress (<a href="https://buddypress.org">buddypress.org</a>)
* BuddyBoss (<a href="https://www.buddyboss.com">buddyboss.com</a>)

You can get the WP Armour - Anti Spam Extended from <a title="WP Armour Extended - Anti Spam" href="https://dineshkarki.com.np/buy-wp-armour-extended">here</a>


<strong>How our plugin is different than other honeypot anti spam plugins ? </strong>

* Works for most of the forms and wordpress system including registation and comments. So All in one anti spam solution.
* No external API calls like Akismet or CleanTalk for spam filtering. 
* GDPR Compliant.
* Spam bots can't use javascript so we use javascript to insert honeypot anti spam field in the form and spam bots can't fill it to pass anti spam test. 
* Unique honeypot field name generated for each wordpress installation, so it is hard for spam bots to make one fit for all solution to bypass honeypot anti spam test.
* No setup required. Just activate the plugin and it enables anti spam for all supported forms, comment and registration.
* No API or monthly subscription needed like other plugins. Though we have <a title="WP Armour Extended - Anti Spam" href="https://dineshkarki.com.np/buy-wp-armour-extended">Premium extended version</a> of the plugin for more support with one time lifetime license.

<strong>Support</strong>

If you have any issue, you can write to using <a title="WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam Forum" href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/honeypot/" target="_blank">support forum.</a>

<strong>Support Us at Patreon</strong>

Your support is vital for us to keep fighting spam. By supporting us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wp_armour" target="_blank">Patreon</a> with as little as USD 1, you will help us continue developing of our anti spam plugin.

<strong>Our other plugins</strong>

* <a target="_blank" href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/use-any-font">Use Any Font</a>
* <a target="_blank" href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-validation-for-contact-form-7/">Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7</a>
* <a target="_blank" href="https://dineshkarki.com.np/jquery-validation-for-gravity-forms">Jquery Validation For Gravity Forms</a>
* <a target="_blank" href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/block-specific-plugin-updates/">Block Specific Plugin Updates</a>

== Installation ==
1. You can install plugin directly from Wordpress Plugin menu. Search for WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam plugin and click on Install OR you can download the plugin and install honeypot.zip from Upload Plugin button from Wordpress Plugin menu.
2. You can also access the settings from WP Armour menu. From there you can change honeypot anti spam field name and honeypot spam submission message.
3. Please check your forms, comments, bbpress, registration to confirm they are working after honeypot is placed. There will be widgets below the forms to confirm anti spam protection is enabled and ready to block spam.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How this plugin is different than other honeypot anti spam plugins ? =

We have used the honeypot technic differently in this plugin to make it work better. What other plugin does is, they add honeypot anti spam field from server side (PHP) and check if the spam bot have filled or not. If it is filled it is marked as spam. But in our case, we add honeypot anti spam field from client side (Javascript) and check if honeypot field exists or not. Spam bots can't use javascript and honeypot field is not available for them. This way we can better trap spam bot.

= Will it block all the spam submission ? =

Spam submission are either created by spam bot or by manual submission from users. Honeypot trap is for spam bots only. So there won't be submission from spam bots. So you get rid of around 98% of spam. And ya, it can block russian spam, chinese spam effectively. 

= How can i verify that honeypot anti spam protection is enabled ? =

Honeypot Anti Spam is a trap for spam bots, so it is not visible for users. However, if you are logged in as Administrator, WP Armour Test widget is shown below the form. This will confirm Honeypot anti spam checker is active in that form. And also allows you to test it as spam bot.

= Do i need Captcha verification ? =

No, with this plugin you don't need Captcha, reCaptcha or Invisble Captcha at all. Lets avoid hassle for common users. Just activate the plugin and for all supported forms, anti spam filter is enabled automatically.

= I am already using reCaptcha but still getting spam. Can this plugin stop spammers ? =

Yes. Spam bots are now able to solve the captcha puzzle. So they are no longer effective as anti spam checker . Our plugin's javascript based anti spam filter can block them as spam bots can't use javascript.

= I see settings to change honeypot anti spam field name. Do i need to change it ? =

By default our plugin generates unqiue honeypot anti spam field name so that the slim chance of spam bots using the field to submit spam is more slimmer. This blocks them to create one for all type solution to bypass the honeypot field. But even in that case if you get spam bot submission, chaging the field name should work.

= Can i see what data spammers are trying to submit ? =

With WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam plugin it is No. But if you want you can use <a title="WP Armour Extended - Anti Spam" href="https://dineshkarki.com.np/buy-wp-armour-extended">WP Armour Extended</a> and can see what data spammers are trying to submit. It also have feature to block ip address if there are multiple submission from same IP and adds extra layer of spam protection. 

== Screenshots ==

1. Screenshot #1. WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam Settings
1. Screenshot #2. WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam Statistics
1. Screenshot #3. Honeypot for Contact Form 7 ( anti spam for contact form 7 )
1. Screenshot #4. Honeypot for Formidable Forms ( anti spam for formidable forms)
1. Screenshot #5. Honeypot for Gravity Forms ( anti spam for gravity forms )
1. Screenshot #6. Honeypot for BBpress Wordpress Forum ( anti spam for bbpress forums )
1. Screenshot #7. Honeypot for Comment ( anti spam for comments )
1. Screenshot #8. Honeypot for WPForms ( anti spam for WPForms )
1. Screenshot #9. Honeypot for Caldera Forms ( anti spam for caldera forms)
1. Screenshot #10. Honeypot for Divi Contact Forms ( anti spam for Divi contact forms )
1. Screenshot #11. Anti Spam for WooCommerce Checkout (Available in Extended version)
1. Screenshot #11. Anti Spam for Fluent Forms

== Changelog ==

= = 2.2.01 =

* Removed Level 2 anti spam check as it is no more needed. 

= = 2.1.23 =

* Issue fixed for Contact Form 7. 

= = 2.1.22 =

* Fixed admin url path issues.

= = 2.1.21 =

* Fixed multiple test widget issue. 

= = 2.1.20 =

* Fixes for Easy Digital Downloads reviews (EDD Reviews).
* Fixed issues related to current stats being empty.  

= = 2.1.19 =

* Fixes for Toolset forms.  

= = 2.1.18 =

* Roll back of version 2.1.17 as it created more issues for Elementor Forms. 

= = 2.1.17 =

* Fixed Elementor Admin Form Submission issue.

= = 2.1.16 =

* Fixed comment form isuse for few themes. 

= = 2.1.15 =

* Fixes for Toolset Registration Form

= = 2.1.14 =

* Fixed XSS vulnerabilities issue for Divi

= = 2.1.13 =

* Fixed field visible isssue.
* Fixed login issue to UserWP

= = 2.1.12 =

* Fixed login submission issue.

= = 2.1.11 =

* Fixed Divi Submission issue when field has special characters. 

= = 2.1.10 =

* Fixed Divi Submission issue

= = 2.1.9 =

* Fixed Autocomplete issue 

= = 2.1.8 =

* Hidden Field Css issue fixed. 

= = 2.1.7 =

* Added extra spam check 

= = 2.1.6 =

* Fix Contact Form 7 issue when validation error occurs. 

= = 2.1.5 =

* Fluent Form deprecated hooks update. 

= = 2.1.4 =

* Fixed cart issue when using custom form. 

= = 2.1.3 =

* Fixed WCAG compatibility

= = 2.1.2 =

* Fixed login recording issue.

= = 2.1.1 =

* Fixed WP Form submission data issue.

= = 2.1 =

* Added support for Divi Engine Form

= = 2.0.2 =

* Added support for Beaver Builder Theme's comment form.

= = 2.0.1 =

* Fixed error message due to removal of ajax call. 

= = 2.0 =

* Fixed false notification message regarding version conflict.

= = 1.10 =

* Fixed Popup Form issue
* Removed wpa_field_info Ajax call

= = 1.9.2 =
* Fixed Astra Theme Comment Issue


= = 1.9.1 =
* Removed alert msg error.

= = 1.9 =
* Removed inline javascript for better performance.

= = 1.8.5 =
* Added support for WooCommerce Reviews Pro.
* Added support for Fluent Form Conversional Forms.

= = 1.8.4 =
* removed complicated spam checker as it was creating issue for some users.

= = 1.8.3 =
* Fixed false spam issue for some users.

= = 1.8.2 =
* Added extra security check

= = 1.8.1 =
* Fixed session issue.

= = 1.8 =
* Added dynamic value for honeypot field test for more powerfull spam blocker.

= = 1.7.2 =
* Added random field name generate button
* Fixed stats issue.

= = 1.7.1 =
* Fixed Test Widget not showing issue
* Fixed stats issue.

= = 1.7 =
* Fixed Hide Notification issue.
* Tested with 5.7.

= = 1.6 =
* Removed WooCommerce Support from Lite version due to complications.
* Added option to disable Wp Armour Anti Spam Widget.

= = 1.5.9 =
* Removed WooCommerce checkout spam protection.

= = 1.5.8 =
* Fixed Extended verion save settings.

= = 1.5.7 =
* Fixed security issue.


= = 1.5.6 =
* Fixed Gravity Form Ajax Issue
* Added anti spam protection for Elementor Form Widget
* Added anti spam protection for Fluent Forms.

= = 1.5.5 =
* Added anti spam protection for woocommerce.
* Added anti spam protection for divi contact form.

= = 1.5.4 =
* Added anti spam statictic in Dashboard for Extended version users.

= = 1.5.3 =
* Added anti spam support for Toolset Forms.
* Fixed Caldera Forms anti spam message issue in Admin.

= = 1.5.2 =
* Removed anti spam filter from admin comment section. Before it was marking the comment as spam when trying to add from admin panel. 

= = 1.5.1 =
* Added honeypot anti spam support for Caldera Forms.

= = 1.5 =
* WP Armour Test Panel added in forms to confirm spam protection is enabled. Only visible for Admin.

= = 1.4 =
* Added honeypot anti spam for Formidable Forms
* Added honeypot anti spam statistics

= = 1.3 =
* Rebranding to WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam Plugin.

= = 1.1 =
* Removed unwanted settings.

= = 1.0 =
* First Release
* Added anti spam honeypot for contact form 7
* Added anti spam honeypot for gravity forms