BuddyPress Security Check
Combat spam registrations for a BuddyPress-powered site using Google's reCAPTCHA
4.1(14 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, BuddyPress Security Check is a WordPress math plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 51K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP QuickLaTeX.
4.1/514 reviews
300active installs
51K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Important: Since version 2.0, this plugin now requires at least PHP 5.3. Please ensure you are running the latest available version of PHP on your server.
This plugin adds Google’s reCAPTCHA to the BuddyPress registration page and WordPress login page to prevent bots from registering and keep your site free from spam registrations.
reCAPTCHA is “tough on bots, easy on humans”: while it is increbianle effective on preventing bots from registering, most of the time all the user needs to do to verify themselves is simply check a box.
After installing this plugin, you will need to register your site with Google (requires a Google account) and enter the site key and secret key on the Settings > BuddyPress > Options admin menu. If you would prefer not to use GoogleR…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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