🚫 Tired of spam filling up your web forms? Bots and spammers exploit vulnerabilities in contact forms, blog comments, and sign-up fields—causing security risks and cluttering your inbox.

In this episode, Charly breaks down how spam bots operate and the best ways to stop them without frustrating real users.

Learn about:

🤖 How bots submit forms and why they target WordPress comments and contact forms

⚠️ The pitfalls of CAPTCHA—why it’s not always the best solution for stopping spam

🛠️ Better alternatives like Honeypots—tricking bots while keeping forms user-friendly

🔧 WordPress solutions—using Zero Spam for WordPress and extensions for popular form builders

💡 The David Walsh Method for Zero Spam—an effective, code-based approach to blocking spam

💡 Get additional protection by joining Project Honeypot: https://www.projecthoneypot.org/

Protect your website the smart way—without making users jump through hoops. Listen now to learn the best spam prevention techniques!

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