{"id":14273,"date":"2025-06-20T16:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/?page_id=14273"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:44:28","slug":"reducing-spam-in-gravity-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/userguide\/forms\/reducing-spam-in-gravity-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Spam in Gravity Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some websites using Gravity Forms may experience spam submissions from bots. Below are some recommended steps to help reduce and manage unwanted submissions.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Enable the Anti-Spam Honeypot<\/h2>\n<p>Gravity Forms includes a built-in honeypot feature that adds a hidden field to your form. Bots often complete this field, which flags the submission as spam.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>Forms &gt; [Your Form] &gt; Settings &gt; Form Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the <strong>Anti-spam honeypot<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Then select <strong>Create an entry and mark it as spam<\/strong> to retain flagged entries for review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"captcha\"><\/a>2. Add CAPTCHA Protection<\/h2>\n<p>Adding a CAPTCHA field helps prevent automated bots from submitting forms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edit your form and add a CAPTCHA field (found under Advanced Fields).<\/li>\n<li>Place the CAPTCHA near the <strong>Submit<\/strong> button for optimal visibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"imgBorderMed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a gravity form with the Captcha field highlighted.\" width=\"500\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha.png 1499w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha-600x189.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/419\/2025\/11\/captcha-560x177.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Restrict Access to UNC Users (If Applicable)<\/h2>\n<p>If your form is intended for internal use, consider limiting access to UNC-affiliated users:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We can help you enable Onyen authentication to limit access to UNC-affiliated users only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"spam-tab\"><\/a>4. Review the Spam Tab in Gravity Forms<\/h2>\n<p>Gravity Forms automatically filters suspected spam entries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>Forms &gt; [Your Form] &gt; Entries &gt; Spam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Review entries periodically to ensure no valid submissions were flagged incorrectly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Monitor Your Outlook Inbox<\/h2>\n<p>Occasionally, valid form submissions may be routed to your Junk or Spam folder in Outlook.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your spam folder regularly, especially if you are expecting submissions.<\/li>\n<li>You may want to create a rule in Outlook to whitelist messages from your form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Need Help?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019d like assistance applying any of the steps above or want help reviewing your form configuration, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/getting-help\/website-help-request\/\">contact the Web Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some websites using Gravity Forms may experience spam submissions from bots. Below are some recommended steps to help reduce and manage unwanted submissions. 1. Enable the Anti-Spam Honeypot Gravity Forms includes a built-in honeypot feature that adds a hidden field to your form. 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