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werkbot/werkbot-spam-protection
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Werkbot Spam Protection Fields

3.0.0(1y ago)21.6k—0%2MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since May 13Pushed 2mo ago2 watchersCompare

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SilverStripe Spam Module
========================

[](#silverstripe-spam-module)

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A silverstripe Spam Module using Honeypot and Timer fields to mark bot submissions

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require werkbot/werkbot-spam-protection

```

#### Requirements

[](#requirements)

-

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

To setup as the default spam protection add the following to your mysite/\_config/spamprotection.yml file

```
---
name: mycustomspamprotection
---
SilverStripe\SpamProtection\Extension\FormSpamProtectionExtension:
  default_spam_protector: Werkbot\SpamProtection\HoneypotProtector

```

You can optionally set the time for the Timer Field using the following entry in the same file under the default\_spam\_protector line where x is the number of seconds

```
time_not_bot: x

```

If you plan to alter the sass files you can copy this file and the components folder to your sass directory and update accordingly.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- [Usage documentation](docs/en/README.md)

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Generate documentation using Doctum:

```
./vendor/bin/doctum.php update doctum.config.php

```

View the api documentation:

```
start doctum_build/index.html

```

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~137 days

Recently: every ~186 days

Total

7

Last Release

638d ago

Major Versions

1.0.4 → 2.0.02024-04-19

2.0.0 → 3.0.02024-08-13

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.01PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

2.0.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

honeypotsilverstripesilverstripe-modulespam-detection

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/werkbot-werkbot-spam-protection/health.svg)

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```

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