Add captchas to the form

Adding captchas to a form in Mautic helps prevent spam submissions and ensures that form entries are generated by real users. This process is essential for maintaining the integrity of your data and reducing the workload caused by spam entries.

Steps

1. Log in to your Mautic account.
2. Navigate to the Forms page by selecting Components and then Forms.
3. Select the form you want to edit from the list of existing forms.
4. Click on the form to open its details then Edit.
5. Go to the Fields tab to view the list of fields in the form.
6. Click on the 'Add a new field' button to add a new field to the form.
7. Select 'Captcha' from the list of available field types.
8. Configure the captcha settings, such as the label and validation message, or leave it blank to use as honeypot.
9. Position the captcha field in the form by dragging it to the desired location.
10. Save the changes to the form.

Info

A honeypot CAPTCHA is a technique designed to attract and trap form bots. It adds a hidden field that is invisible to humans, but visible to bots, which they fill out. This allows the honeypot to recognize them as bots and block their submission.

Results

• Captcha field appears in the form.
• Spam submissions are reduced as bots are blocked by the captcha.
• Form submissions are more likely to be from legitimate users.

Success

Regularly monitor the form submissions to ensure the captcha is effectively reducing spam without significantly impacting user experience. If you notice a drop in genuine submissions, consider adjusting the captcha settings or providing additional instructions to users.

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