Plugin for stopping most spambot registrations via a simple honeypot method.
As of April 2026, Registration Honeypot is a WordPress taxonomy plugin with 300 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Custom Post Type UI.
A plugin for stopping most spambots from registering user accounts on WordPress sites with open user registration. This plugin creates a simple, hidden field that spambots will automatically fill out. If this registration field has data entered into it, the registration process is cut off and no spam user account will be created.
This plugin isn’t an end-all solution to spam registrations. It’s a simple solution for one type of spam registration issue that has come in handy for me many times.
There’s no configuration. Simply install, activate, and let the plugin do its work.
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| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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