New plug-in: Honeypot bot protector

:shield: Stop Spam Without CAPTCHAs: Meet the Honeypot Bot Protector for Bubble

If you’ve built a Bubble app with any form — contact forms, signups, surveys, or checkouts — you already know the pain:

Junk leads filling your CRM.

Fake accounts inflating your user count.

Bots hammering your workflows and slowing your app.

The usual “solution” is Google reCAPTCHA… but that’s a tradeoff. You lose conversions, frustrate real users, and rely on Google’s ecosystem.

That’s why we built the Honeypot Bot Protector — a Bubble-native plugin that catches spam bots invisibly, without slowing down your users.

:gear: How It Works (Under the Hood)

This plugin doesn’t rely on external services. Instead, it uses a combination of proven anti-bot techniques, injected directly into your form flow:

  1. Invisible Honeypot Field

On page load, the plugin injects a hidden input field (default name: company_name).

Humans never see or fill it. Bots, which autofill every input they find, instantly reveal themselves.

If that field isn’t empty → result = bot.

  1. Speed Check

The plugin tracks how fast the form is submitted.

If it’s submitted in less than 2 seconds, it’s practically impossible that a human typed it.

Result = suspicious.

  1. Rate Limiter

The plugin keeps track of repeated submissions per user/session.

More than 3 in 30 seconds? That’s automated behavior.

Result = bot.

  1. Bubble Workflow Integration

Exposes states like last_check_result, attempt_count, and last_attempt_time.

Fires events (on_bot_detected, on_suspicious_activity, on_safe_submission) that you can hook into your workflows.

Example: stop the workflow + alert admin if a bot is caught, or proceed normally if safe.

:rocket: When to Use It:

Public contact forms → Stop junk leads filling your inbox.

Signups & registrations → Prevent fake accounts before they pollute your DB.

Surveys / feedback → Ensure you only capture genuine human responses.

E-commerce checkout → Block automated stress tests or fake orders.

The Honeypot Bot Protector is dead-simple for Bubble devs:

Drag it onto your page.

Add a “Validate Submission” step in your workflow.

Done — your app now blocks spam bots invisibly.

Stop wasting time cleaning junk data.

Stop annoying users with CAPTCHAs.

Start protecting your Bubble app with a frictionless, developer-friendly solution.

Get urs now

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