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Private Captcha WordPress Plugin integrates Private Captcha with your WordPress site to protect forms from spam and abuse.<\/p>\n\n

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

Supported Forms:<\/strong>\n* WordPress (Login, Registrations, Password reset, Comment forms for logged-in\/guests)\n* WPForms\n* Contact Form 7\n* Gravity Forms\n* Elementor Pro\n* WooCommerce (Login, Registration, Password reset, Checkout guest\/logged-in)\n* Fluent Forms\n* Forminator\n* Formidable\n* Ultimate Member (Login, Registration, Password reset)\n* (more forms support is currently in progress)<\/p>\n\n

More forms (including popular plugins) are currently in progress of being added.<\/p>\n\n

External services<\/h3>\n\n

This plugin uses Private Captcha<\/a> API to request and verify captcha challenges and their solutions, when protection is enabled on user-configured forms.<\/p>\n\n

When solving of the captcha widget challenge begins, a new challenge is requested from Private Captcha API. When submitting the relevant form (e.g. Comment Form or Login Form), challenge solution is sent to Private Captcha API.<\/p>\n\n

During requesting challenges or verifying solutions, no Personal Data (within meaning of Art. 4 (1) GDPR) is neither collected, nor sent. Check all relevant information in the Private Captcha's Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the plugin files to \/wp-content\/plugins\/private-captcha\/<\/code> or install through WordPress admin<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu<\/li>\n
  3. Go to Settings \u2192 Private Captcha<\/li>\n
  4. Add your API Key and Site Key from Private Captcha Portal<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Enable desired form integrations<\/li>\n
  6. Customize widget appearance as needed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Do I need a Private Captcha account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, you need to create a free account at Private Captcha Portal<\/a> to get your API Key and Site Key.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    What if I get locked out of my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Use WP-CLI commands to recover access:\n* wp private-captcha update-api-key \"your-new-key\"<\/code>\n* wp private-captcha disable-login<\/code><\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.0.20<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Add Ultimate Member integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.0.19<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Add Formidable integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.0.18<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Relax minimum required PHP version to 8.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.0.17<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Add Forminator integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.0.16<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Add WooCommerce and Fluent Forms integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              1.0.15<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Add Elementor Pro integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                1.0.14<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Add Gravity Forms integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  1.0.13<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Fix testing credentials under tighter security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    1.0.12<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Improve Private Captcha API use for improved verification security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      1.0.11<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Add 'auto' language support for widget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        1.0.10<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Add form pre-validation support for Contact Form 7 integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          1.0.9<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • Fix Conditional Fields plugin's influence on Contact Form 7 integration<\/li>\n
                          • Reset captcha widget on internal 3rdparty form plugins events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                            1.0.8<\/h4>\n\n
                              \n
                            • Add missing file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                              1.0.7<\/h4>\n\n
                                \n
                              • Add Contact Form 7 support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                1.0.6<\/h4>\n\n
                                  \n
                                • Add WPForms support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                  1.0.5<\/h4>\n\n
                                    \n
                                  • Fix settings test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                    1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n
                                      \n
                                    • Cleanup distribution package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                      1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
                                        \n
                                      • Updated contributors list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                        1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
                                          \n
                                        • Fix cosmetic review comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                          1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                            \n
                                          • Fix cosmetic review issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                            1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                              \n
                                            • Initial release<\/li>\n
                                            • Support for login, registration, password reset, and comment forms<\/li>\n
                                            • EU isolation and custom domain support<\/li>\n
                                            • WP-CLI emergency commands<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Private Captcha protects your WordPress website from spam and abuse with a privacy-first, independent CAPTCHA solution made in EU.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/253479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253479"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/ribtoks"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=253479"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=253479"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=253479"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=253479"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tzm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=253479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}