WordPress Form Spam Detector
Answer 8 quick questions about your form setup to get a spam risk score and specific recommendations to protect your WordPress forms.
Form Spam Assessment
Are you getting more than 5 spam submissions per week?
Do your forms use reCAPTCHA v2 (the "I am not a robot" checkbox)?
Are your forms missing a honeypot field?
Do you use WPForms, Contact Form 7, or Gravity Forms with default settings?
Are you seeing submissions with suspicious email domains (like .ru, .cn, or random strings)?
Do your form submissions go directly to your email inbox with no filtering?
Have you noticed a spike in fake leads in your CRM or email list?
Are your forms publicly accessible without any rate limiting?
How This Assessment Works
8 Key Factors
Questions cover the most common spam vulnerabilities in WordPress forms.
Risk Scoring
Each "yes" answer adds 1 point. Higher scores indicate higher spam risk.
Actionable Advice
Get specific recommendations based on your current setup and risk level.
Common Questions
Why is reCAPTCHA v2 considered a risk factor?
reCAPTCHA v2 (the checkbox) has been largely solved by bots and captcha farms. Modern solutions like Cloudflare Turnstile are invisible to users but more effective against automated spam.
What is a honeypot field and how does it work?
A honeypot is a hidden form field that humans cannot see but bots will fill out. When a submission includes data in the honeypot field, it is automatically flagged as spam. It is one of the most effective anti-spam techniques.
Do these recommendations apply to all form plugins?
Yes, these spam protection principles apply regardless of which WordPress form plugin you use. However, SkunkForms has these protections built in and enabled by default, making setup much easier.