Well, I finally updated to the latest 6.4.4 and hoping to have no issues…..
I turned on the Spam filters on my email form.
After upload and send a sample msg, I see this?
When I should see this:
After doing some testing I find that enabling the “Honeypot” option is causing this, the other two (I think) are OK?
Here is the code when the Honeypot is enabled
Norm, what do you think is going on here?
Thanks
Rich the Weather Guy
Norm
April 30, 2026, 5:45pm
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The honeypot is a hidden field designed to trick spam bots to fill, however for some reason it’s showing on your website.
Maybe an issue with some underlying js or css is preventing it from being hidden. Forcing it visible.
Would you be able to export your site with honey pot enabled and send me the exported site?
Or enable it on your website so I can investigate it.
Site is too large to share.
I turned on that option and reloaded it online.
Thanks for looking Norm.
Rich the Weather Guy
Norm
April 30, 2026, 5:58pm
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How do you publish your website? Do you use the Blocs publish feature or with FTP an app?
FTP with an app. Transmit.
BTW, This form is one of Eldars templates, and it has always worked flawlessly.
Rich the Weather Guy
Norm
April 30, 2026, 6:11pm
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Looking at the code the style.css file doesn’t include the required code to hide the honeypot.
Could an older version of this file have been left in place on you server?
No because that blank rectangle is there? It isn’t there when that option is turned off?
Norm
April 30, 2026, 6:19pm
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The blank rectangle is a text field. It’s usually hidden using code that goes into the style.css file. When I check your server file the style.css it’s missing some code.
Which is why I’m wondering if it’s old.
When you upload via FTP do you upload the entire exported folder or file by file?
I usually upload the whole site, but in this case, I only uploaded the index page.
I see what you are getting at!
I just upload the entire site, and the box is gone.
A javascript thing perhaps that I failed to upload?
Norm
April 30, 2026, 6:40pm
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No the style.css file like I mentioned also has changes and is required.
Many times a single change on the front has changes across multiple files on the back.
So are you fixed up now?
Seems I just learned a lesson here Norm.
All seems to be good for the moment.
Thanks for jumping in…
Rich the Weather Guy
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Hi @WeatherguyNH , yes, I also learned that lesson a few months ago - I always upload the whole site now, not just changed pages.
Good stuff.
You Trev, I also work that way, but this one time, I did not.
Go figure!
Rich the Weather Guy
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