PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Contact Form 7 Honeypot safe?
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What this plugin does
- Slug:
contact-form-7-honeypot - Author: Saad Iqbal
- 300000+ active installs
- 76/100 rating (135 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 6494254 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2011-06-28
anti-spamcaptchaCF7 Databasehoneypotspam protection
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.7.2
- Last updated: 2026-08-06 5:25pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Contact Form 7 Honeypot. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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