Invisible 15-layer anti-spam for Contact Form 7 & WPForms. Score-based 3-Tier Triage silently blocks bots — no CAPTCHA, no user friction.
As of April 2026, Samurai Honeypot for Forms is a WordPress spam plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 369 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
Note: This plugin requires HTTPS to function (due to Web Crypto API usage).
The Story: The Forging of the Ultimate Defense
This project began with a simple goal: to create a lightweight honeypot trap to catch basic bots. But during development, we faced a harsh reality: Simple traps are obsolete. Modern AI bots and headless browsers can easily step over traditional defenses. A basic trap was no longer enough; we needed a fortress.
So, we forged a completely new architecture. We added Proof of Work, Behavioral Analysis, and Rate Limiting. What started as a simple honeypot evolved into a 15-layer invisible firewall. Like a samurai’s blade, it operates with absolute precision—completely invisible to your real customers, yet ruthlessly executing a “Silent Kill” on spam bots…
| WordPress | 5.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
samhp_force_enqueue filter — allows themes/plugins to force-load the anti-spam script on pages where forms are rendered outside post content (e.g. widgets, custom templates)Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.