A while ago I installed Bad Behaviour and noticed that it now makes use of the Project HoneyPot http:BL (a blacklist which is created from catching email and comment spammers using a trap, dubbed a ‘honeypot’).

However in order to be able to use the blacklist you need to be a contributing member to Project HoneyPot. In order to make this really simple for people using Wordpress Blogs I decided to create a plugin which I have dubbed WP-HoneyPot which is esentially a simple plugin to add Project HoneyPot traps to your blog to help catch these spammers and comment spammers.

The plugin has undergone extensive testing by quite a few people and has now been released as the first stable release (1.0). The Plugin details are as follows:

• WP-HoneyPot Wiki – For everything on WP-HoneyPot including development notes, testing and installation instructions
• WP-HoneyPot Release Testing – Part of the Wiki, the testing results of supported Wordpress Versions
• GeekyHabitat Bugzilla – My Bugzilla page where you can log bugs and enhancement requests
• Official Wordpress Plugin Download Page for WP-HoneyPot

Anyhoo I just thought it about time that I officially do a release of this plugin to everyone. Also if you have any questions please do let me know as I would like to build some FAQs to surround the plugin as I know it can be a tad confusing.

Cheers
Stuart

If you are using/will be using WP-HoneyPot and you think it is a good idea, please consider helping me spread the word, it might be to stumble or digg this post, writing about this post, or anything really. I would *greatly* appreciate any support.