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A form that submits to nothing

A contact or sign-up form with no action, no handler, or a success message that appears whatever you type.

Medium tell · 7 points

Generated forms look complete and do nothing, because the model built the front end and nobody built the back. Test it: submit an empty form. If it thanks you, it is a prop.

Builders whose defaults include this one

An entry names a builder only when its fingerprints are visible; this tell is one of them for Replit Agent.

Other tells in interaction and technology

  • "Built with" badge left on: A floating "Edit with Lovable", "Made in Framer", "Built with Durable" or "Made in Webflow" badge that the free plan adds and the owner never removed.
  • A template nobody customised: The demo template's structure, section order, placeholder image ratios and sample headings are all still there, with only the words changed.
  • Buttons that go nowhere: Primary buttons linking to "#", navigation items that reload the home page, a "Learn more" that learns nothing.
  • Default favicon: The browser tab shows the builder's icon, the framework's logo, or nothing.
  • Errors in the console: The browser console shows failed requests, missing images or script errors on the home page.
  • Published on the builder's domain: The site lives at something.lovable.app, bolt.host, replit.app, framer.website, durable.site, webflow.io or godaddysites.com, with no domain of its own.
  • Secrets or prompts in the page source: API keys, database credentials or the original prompt visible in the client-side JavaScript or the HTML comments.

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