Form Source Code to JavaScript Converter
One way to prevent form spam is to make the form invisible to spammers' robots and spiders. Deliver the form with JavaScript. I'll show you how.
When a form is delivered with JavaScript, assuming the JavaScript does not contain any form key words (such as "form," "input," and "select"), then the form is invisible to robots and spiders that search for forms by scanning the source code.
Bye, bye, spider.
The way to prevent form spam that I'm revealing here is one of the anti-spam methods available with purchase of Master Form .PHP – which this article makes public. It's an online source code converter. (Yes, you may share the link with others.)
It's fairly simple, really. Four copy 'n paste actions.
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Copy your current form source code.
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Paste the source code into the Form Source Code to JavaScript Converter and click the "Convert to JavaScript" button.
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Copy the converted code.
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Replace your current form source code with the converted code.
Be sure to test that the form still works.
The converter splits apart form key words to prevent them from being recognized for what they are. The whole form is converted into JavaScript.
Most forms will work with form source code that has been converted to JavaScript. I don't know of any that don't work, but there might be some.
If you are already getting form spam, your form particulars may be in a spammer's database. If yes, they don't need your form to spam you. Instead, they send their spew directly to your form handling software. A solution for this is to use different form handling software or rename your current one.
But if you're not already getting form spam, the above should work a treat.
By "form spam," I mean your form taken over by automatic spam sending software.
There is a semi-automatic method sometimes used that this will not prevent. Software loads pages into browser windows. A real human pastes spew into the form and clicks submit.
However, most form spam is completely automated.
Replacing your current form source code with a JavaScript version should prevent spammers' spiders and robots from finding it.
Will Bontrager
