# Contact form only works for spammers

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745 "2025-07-10T19:15:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/21 "2025-07-15T20:40:59Z")

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Hey @Fuellemann Welcome to Elements, and nice to see you back on the forums 😊

Yes, Recaptcha is completely optional although we don’t have a honeypot built-in as I think most spam-bots get around these now. I can get @ben to investigate this further, do you know of one that reliably works?

Anyway, have fun exploring Elements, we’ve built in so many awesome features, it’s already lightyears ahead of Classic and getting better every week!

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**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/22 "2025-07-17T09:18:03Z")

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Hi @dan, happy to be here. I have looked from Blocs to Sitely to Foundation and I love Elements, so I will stick here 🙂

Regarding the topic at hand: I have made some very good experience for my customers using HoneyPot, so - yes - please include this. Nothing is 100%, but I really do not want to add a consent permission from the website visitors just for using ReCaptcha.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/23 "2025-07-17T09:21:05Z")

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> [@Fuellemann](#):
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> I love Elements, so I will stick here 🙂

That’s awesome to hear, thank you!

> [@Fuellemann](#):
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> Regarding the topic at hand: I have made some very good experience for my customers using HoneyPot, so - yes - please include this.

No problem, I’ll get @ben to take a look at this when he’s back next week!

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**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/24 "2025-07-17T09:23:44Z")

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> [@Fuellemann](#):
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> Hi @dan, happy to be here. I have looked from Blocs to Sitely to Foundation and I love Elements, so I will stick here

good choice, good choice

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/25 "2025-07-23T14:03:26Z")

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I’ve added support for more spam protection services to the Form - you’ll be able to choose from recaptcha, hcaptcha, turnstile, and honeypots.

That update should be included in the next build 😊

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/26 "2025-07-23T14:06:08Z")

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And just like magic, that new build is now available 🪄 [Elements 1.0.9 (23745 )](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-1-0-9-23745/49097/1)

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/27 "2025-07-23T14:13:51Z")

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> [@Fuellemann](#):
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> Regarding the topic at hand: I have made some very good experience for my customers using HoneyPot, so - yes - please include this. Nothing is 100%, but I really do not want to add a consent permission from the website visitors just for using ReCaptcha.

The new [build 1.0.9](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-1-0-9-23745/49097/1) now has support for a classic style Honeypots 🍯

Let us know how you get on with it!

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**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-only-works-for-spammers/48745/28 "2025-07-23T15:06:24Z")

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and just like that the form is still not working…going to republish all files see what happens…I will also start from scratch

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