How to delete spambots that submit forms ?

Sometimes spambots are filling out forms in websites. 

If you do not want to use Captcha, there is another method to delete this fake contacts created. The goal is to attract spambots in a trap, a honeypot.

To do so:

1. Create a custom text field in the content object called “honey” (or whatever you want to call it).

• Add an “email2” text field to the form.

• Map it to the text field from step 1.

• Then 2 options are possible :
• Either use the attributs tab in form field.
  • So, go on the attributes tab and add in the "Field container attributes" CSS style="display:none"

• Or customize directly the CSS of the form by adding this CSS code to hide the field "email2".
  • <style> #mauticform_label_formname_honeypot { display:none; } #mauticform_input_formname_fieldlabel { display:none; } #mauticform_label_formname_fieldlabel { display:none; } </style>
  • You’ll need to change “formname” to the name of your form (all one word) and “fieldlabel” to the field you created (in this case – email2)

• Then create a segment and add a filter on the custom field "honey" not empty.

• Create a campaign starting from this segment and add action "delete contacts".

Every contacts that submits forms by filling out the field "email2" will be automatically deleted through the campaign.