Various noob questions...

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A rudimentary version of a CAPTCHA is already part of the integrated contact form. As of right now, I have never gotten spammed via my contact form on get-simple.info

You must be referring to this cryptic note here:

There is input field called "pot". This is hopefully a working CAPTCHA. The set_contact_page() function spits out "display:none" css style to make it hidden. I found that making the input field hidden instead didn't deter the spammers as much.

http://get-simple.info/docs/howto-contact-form

Honestly, I don't understand what that means.

If I click on Send Message on my contact form, it will send it even if the form is completely empty. I can send myself any number of empty messages one after another without the form stopping me.

Am I supposed to somehow activate this "pot" input field?

For the contact page I am using the special contact template page...

Thanks!