Made in Europe 🇪🇺 • 100% GDPR compliant
WordPress Form Spam Protection
without compromise
Protect your forms effectively against spam – without Google reCaptcha, without tracking, without data transfer. Full control and data protection in accordance with European law.
GDPR revDSG
Legally compliant
No third-party providers
Complete control
Open Source
GPLv2 license
Free support
For all users
How a spam attack led to our best plugin
It started innocently enough—with a few strange form submissions. But within a few hours, our support system was thrown into digital chaos:
A bot flooded our Elementor contact form with thousands of spam messages.
Because the form was directly connected to our ticket system, thousands of useless tickets were generated in no time. Our small software team suddenly found itself battling not with code, but with garbage.
We tested everything WordPress had to offer in terms of spam protection: free plugins, premium solutions, secret forum tips. But in our complex environment with Elementor Pro, Crocoblock, WooCommerce, and our own plugins, many systems failed—or blocked genuine customer inquiries.
Only Google reCAPTCHA stood up to scrutiny—but at a high price: user data transferred to the US, questionable GDPR compliance, hidden behavioral analysis, and additional bandwidth consumption. For us as a European company, this was not an option.
So we did what developers do when there is no solution: we built our own.
Our plugin has been tested by an external security company—and even an AI-powered spambot couldn't get past it. Today, it protects not only our own sites, but also those of many customers.
Powerful features for maximum protection
HighPots Spam Protection offers multi-layered security without burdening your users.
Honeypot Protection
- Hidden form field for bots
- Automatic spam detection
Timing Protection
- Minimum and maximum time for form entries
- Grace period for repeated transmissions
Content Filtering
- Blocking specific script systems
- Customizable depending on target or risk group
Rate Limiting
- Limiting form submissions
- Protection against rapid-fire spam attacks
Additional Validation
- User-Agent check
- Referrer check against third-party sites
Logging & Analytics
- Logging all events
- Privacy-friendly
Who is our Plugin for?
HighPots Spam Protection offers multi-layered security without burdening your users.
Freelancers
Who want to keep their websites free from spam
SMEs
Who work with Elementor or WooCommerce and value data privacy
Agencies
Who want to offer clients professional WordPress spam protection
Especially for freelancers and SMEs, it's an advantage to be able to tell their clients:
"We Use European, GDPR- and revFADP-compliant Spam Protection."
Tested and Compatible
Our plugin works seamlessly with the most popular WordPress form plugins
Free & Open Source
We publish our plugin as a free open-source version (GPLv2 license) on WordPress.org. This is our contribution to the community.
We also offer free support for the free version!
Premium Version in Development
In the future, there will also be a premium version – with extended features, even more flexibility, and additional customization options for professional users.
HighPots Spam Protection – your Secure WordPress Form Spam Protection
No Captchas. No Google. No compromises.
- GDPR-compliant
- Open Source
- Free support
- Made in Europe