Bot Prevention Pro — An interactive bot protection component

Bot Prevention Pro is a sophisticated form security component designed to prevent automated bot submissions while maintaining an excellent user experience. Unlike traditional CAPTCHA systems that can frustrate users, this component uses an intuitive hold-to-verify mechanism that's both secure and user-friendly.

Key Features

Multi-Layer Security

• Hold-to-Verify Mechanism: Users must press and hold a button for a configurable duration (1-10 seconds) to complete verification

• Honeypot Protection: Hidden field traps bots that automatically fill all form fields

• Time-Based Validation: Prevents instant form submissions that indicate bot behavior

• Progressive Fill Indicator: Visual feedback shows users exactly how long to hold

Smart Form Integration

• Automatically detects and controls all form submit buttons

• Validates required fields before allowing submission

• Highlights empty required fields with visual feedback

• Smooth scroll to verification component when needed

• Prevents form submission until verification is complete

User Experience

• Clear instruction text with dynamic placeholder for hold duration

• Real-time visual progress indicator during button hold

• Success confirmation with animated checkmark

• Warning messages for incomplete verification or missing fields

• Error handling for failed verification attempts

• Mobile-friendly with touch event support

Customization Options

• Adjustable hold duration (1-10 seconds)

• Configurable minimum time threshold for form interaction

• Toggle honeypot and time-check features

• Full typography control (fonts, sizes, weights)

• Customizable colors for all states and elements

• Flexible padding and spacing controls

• Border radius customization

Developer-Friendly

• Emits custom event (botProtectionVerified) when verification succeeds

• Adds hidden form field for backend validation

• Clean, well-documented code

• Easy integration with existing Framer forms

• No external dependencies beyond Framer Motion

Use Cases

• Contact forms

• Newsletter signups

• Lead generation forms

• Login and registration pages

• Survey and feedback forms

• Any form requiring bot protection

How It Works

1. Component renders with clear instructions for the user

2. User must hold the verification button for the specified duration

3. Visual progress bar fills to show completion status

4. Upon successful hold, verification is complete

5. Form submit buttons become enabled

6. Hidden verification field is added to form data

7. Form can now be submitted successfully

Bot Prevention Pro provides enterprise-level form security with a delightful user experience, making it perfect for any Framer project that needs to protect forms from automated submissions.