Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms
by kgmservizi · Security
Also makes 6 other plugins · 14.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “antispam” and “spam” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
55 health vs 66 average across 1,778 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 719 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 719 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| forminator your tag | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| honeypot your tag | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| forminator add on | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| antispam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “antispam” and “spam” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 1 May 2023 · 1,282 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 392 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v0.2.2 · 13 Nov 2024
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Apr 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vortex112.3y ago
I noticed this handy dandy plugin only had one review and since I use it on all my sites these days, I figured I should give it a rating. Anyway, it works well and seems to really help cut down on junk and spammers using my forms. Combine it with a captcha and you only get the human spammers which are relatively rare.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chocotaco2.7y ago
Even with both the built-in Honeypot and ReCaptcha enabled, I was getting a ton of spam in one of my Forminator Forms. It almost seemed like I started getting more spam after I turned the built-in Honeypot on. It’s been 24 hours now with this plugin and I haven’t gotten a single spam email. Normal submissions are still getting through, and site speed hasn’t been affected at all. Thanks so much to the dev for turning this into a plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 564 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "antispam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2025-04-30 800+ → 900+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 700+ → 800+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 600+ → 700+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 500+ → 600+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2024-10-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-28 400+ → 500+ up after 55 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Spam Protection | Maspik 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 900+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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