Spam back after wp 5.5 update

  • Resolved HimSelf (Gregory)

    (@himself)


    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Since we’ve updated our site to wp 5.5 we have many spam back.
    is there anything to do after updating wp 5.5 ?

    i’m going to try to change the field name, but i take any suggestions.

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  • Jason

    (@jason-nocowardcom)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hey Ryan!

    I’m also having trouble. I’ve used this plugin in the past with great success, but used it on my personal site (http://www.jasonober.com/) since Dec 2019 and have gotten absolutely flooded with spam through my contact form.

    I’m happy to send you any emails I got as examples, but wondering if I’ve maybe set something up incorrectly…?

    I had the honeypot name as “website” as recommended. I re-checked the documentation and re-watched Roseapple Media’s video, and I’m pretty sure I had it set up correctly.

    I just deleted the old honeypot item and changed the name to “website-place” because I need to stem the bleeding and hoping this helps, but thought you’d like to know something’s going on.

    How else could I help figure this out? I’d love to avoid putting a CAPTCHA on my form. =)

    Thank you!
    Jason

    Thread Starter HimSelf (Gregory)

    (@himself)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Personnaly, i have removed my field, and added a new one, it works well now.

    Plugin Author Ryan

    (@nocean)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hey @jason-nocowardcom – I’ve also found that routinely changing the name of the Honeypot field helps stop bots that have adapted. If “website” doesn’t work as a keyword, maybe try “email”.

    As @himself’s problem is resolved, I’m going to close this, but @jason-nocowardcom if you continue to have trouble, please feel free to open a new support topic.

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