Extension:HoneyPot

This extension is professionally maintained by the WikiTeq team.

WikiTeq provides official support for MediaWiki LTS releases only. It may work with other MediaWiki releases.

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HoneyPot Release status: stable
Description	The HoneyPot extension adds a basic honeypot to the account creation interface to help prevent automated account creation attempts.
Author(s)	WikiTeq team
Maintainer(s)	WikiTeq team
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.35, 1.39
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review README
Parameters $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError
Hooks used AuthChangeFormFields
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 129th)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The HoneyPot extension integrates a "honeypot" mechanism into the MediaWiki account creation interface. This approach inserts a text field hidden from users by CSS (but not of the hidden input type) and blocks account creation if a value is input into this field, aiming to deter spambots and automated account creation efforts.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted HoneyPot folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/HoneyPot
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'HoneyPot' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

The extension introduces a configuration option $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError to control the error message displayed when the honey pot is triggered. By default, $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError is set to false, providing an explicit explanation. If set to true, a generic password mismatch error is shown instead