You’ve built a beautiful contact form. Clean design. Perfect UX. Ready to receive messages from real humans.
Then you wake up to 847 submissions selling cryptocurrency, prescription drugs, and “SEO services.”
Welcome to the internet.
The Spam Problem
Bots are relentless. They crawl the web looking for forms to exploit. Without protection, your inbox becomes a dumping ground for:
- Automated marketing spam
- Phishing attempts
- Malicious link injections
- Resource exhaustion attacks
Even worse? Some bots are smart enough to fill out forms that look legitimate, making it harder to separate real users from automated trash.
That’s why spam protection isn’t optional—it’s essential.
How FormsReady Blocks Spam
At FormsReady, we use Cloudflare Turnstile for spam verification. It’s like reCAPTCHA, but better:
- Privacy-focused: No tracking or data collection
- Invisible challenges: Most users never see it
- Bot detection: Uses behavioral analysis instead of annoying image puzzles
Here’s what it looks like in action:
When spam protection is enabled, users submit the form and complete a quick verification challenge. Bots get blocked. Real users get through. Your inbox stays clean.
When Should You Disable Spam Protection?
By default, all FormsReady forms have spam protection enabled. But we give you the option to disable it if:
- You’re running your own bot detection on the frontend
- You’re building an internal tool where spam isn’t a concern
- You have complete control over who can access the form
⚠️ Important Warning
If you disable spam protection, FormsReady applies strict rate limits to your form endpoint. This prevents abuse, but it may also block legitimate users during high-traffic periods.
Only disable spam protection if you’re 100% confident in your own bot detection system.
The Bottom Line
Spam is inevitable. Protection is not.
With FormsReady, spam protection is built-in, invisible to most users, and keeps your submissions clean from day one. No configuration needed. No headaches.
Just forms that work.
Ready to stop spam? Enable spam protection in your form settings and let us handle the bots while you focus on real conversations.
— The FormsReady Team