reCaptcha Protected Downloads
Protect your downloads from bots and spiders with a shortcode and Google's no-captcha reCaptcha
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·10 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, reCaptcha Protected Downloads is a WordPress spam plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Use the shortcode `[recaptcha-protected-download]` to wrap any direct download link that you’d like reCaptcha to process.
`[recaptcha-protected-download]https://example.com/download.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]`
Example
Here’s my `hello world` post HTML:
Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content Generator which you can download from <a href="[recaptcha-protected-download]https://my-cdn.tld/static/content-generator.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]">here</a>. You can also download WordPress following <a href="[recaptcha-protected-download]https://wordpress.org/latest.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]">this URL</a>
Which is parsed as follows:
Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7.2+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.1
- Initial stable release.
Contributors
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