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Private Captcha

Private Captcha protects your WordPress website from spam and abuse with a privacy-first, independent CAPTCHA solution made in EU.

By Taras Kushnir·Spam·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 5 days ago
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As of April 2026, Private Captcha is a WordPress spam plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 503 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 8.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

0/5Rating
10active installs
503total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Private Captcha WordPress Plugin integrates Private Captcha with your WordPress site to protect forms from spam and abuse.

Features:
* Protect login, registration, password reset, and comment forms
* Flexible widget configuration (theme, language, start mode)
* EU compliance with EU-only endpoints and custom domains
* WP-CLI commands for emergency management
* No tracking, privacy-focused captcha solution

Supported Forms:
* WordPress Login Form
* WordPress Registration Form
* WordPress Password Reset Form
* WordPress Comment Forms (logged-in and guest users)
* WPForms
* Contact Form 7

More forms (including popular plugins) are currently in progress of being added.

External services

This plugin uses Private Captcha API to request and verify captcha challenges and their solutions, when prot…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP8.2+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.13

  • Fix testing credentials under tighter security
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Taras KushnirTaras Kushnir
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.13
Last Updated
Mar 30, 2026
WP Requires
5.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
8.2+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
503
Added
Oct 6, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

spamcaptchaprivatesecurityprotection

Developer

T
Taras Kushnir
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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