IMPORTANT NOTICE
CAPTCHA 4WP has been acquired by WPKube.
Read the announcement for more information.
We, at Melapress, would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has used and supported CAPTCHA 4WP.
A free and easy-to-use CAPTCHA plugin for WordPress
Protect your WordPress forms and login pages from spam and automated attacks with
CAPTCHA 4WP. Choose from multiple ReCAPTCHA versions and strike the right balance between security and user experience.
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Getting Started
Use the CAPTCHA 4WP plugin to add CAPTCHA checks to WordPress forms and logins. Choose from V2 (I’m not a robot), V2 Invisible, and V3 noCAPTCHA to ensure the best user experience at all times without compromosing security. Avoid false positives falling through the crack with V3 failover to ensure humans can still pass the test even if the result comes back below the passmark.
CAPTCHA 4WP key plugin features and capabilities
- Add CAPTCHA to WordPress native forms such as login pages, user registration and comments forms etc
- Supports multiple ReCAPTCHA versions
- User-friendly wizards for easy, hassle-free setup
- Set ReCAPTCHA V3 passmark score
- ReCAPTCHA failover configuration (ensure no prospect is incorrectly marked as spam)
- Plugin automatically detects visitors’ language and shows CAPTCHA in that language
- Much more
Upgrade to CAPTCHA 4WP Premium and get even more
With the premium edition of CAPTCHA 4WP, you can choose from a wider range of CAPTCHA service providers, 1-click WooCommerce and other 3rd party plugin support, whitelisting, and much more.
Premium features list
- Everything in the free version
- Add CAPTCHA from hCaptcha and Cloudflare Turnstile on your websites, both free and GDPR compliant
- Add Geoblocking on forms and WordPress comments form (block / limit form submissions or comment posting by country)
- Customization options for the CAPTCHA checks text, visual and position on the forms
- One-click integration with WooCommerce
- One-click integration with Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, BuddyPress & other plugins
- Much more
Refer to the
CAPTCHA 4WP plugin features and benefits page to learn more about the benefits of upgrading to the Premium version of CAPTCHA 4WP.
Free and premium support
Support for CAPTCHA 4WP is free through the WordPress support forums.
Premium support for paid customer support is provided via one-to-one email. Upgrade to Premium to benefit from premium support.
For any other queries, feedback, or if you simply want to get in touch with us, please use our
contact form.
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7.6.0 (20250514)
Version 7.6.0 is the first update of the CAPTCHA 4WP plugin released under WPKube. Read the
announcement for more information.
- New features & functionality
- Introduced an option for users to choose how the plugin’s JavaScript files are loaded — either inline or as separate files — and where they are loaded from: the header or footer.
- Added native, out-of-the-box support for Elementor forms.
- Introduced a new filter to support automatic language detection, enhancing WPML integration and improving message translation across all CAPTCHA methods.
- Improvements
- Improved compatibility with the latest WooCommerce versions (8.x and 9.x).
- Refined the plugin's CSS for better UI consistency and overall user experience across plugin pages.
- Geoblocking settings have been moved to a dedicated page ("Country Blocking Configuration") and can now be enabled or disabled from a new tab in the "Form Placements" page.
- Redesigned the upgrade banner notice for improved appearance and usability.
- Increased the minimum required WordPress version to 5.5.
- Standardized UTM parameters across all plugin pages for better tracking.
- Improved help text across various settings pages for enhanced clarity.
- All plugin pages are now accessible on new installations, even before CAPTCHA is configured.
- Applied a good number of JS tweaks and improvements to ensure proper compatibility with the latest versions of all the 3rd party plugins supported as out of the box: Contact Form 7, Woocommerce, Elementor Forms, Buddypress, Bbpress, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Everest Forms, Fluent Forms, Formidable Forms, Ninja Forms.
- Bug fixes
- Resolved a compatibility issue with WooCommerce's "High-Performance Order Storage" feature.
- Removed the outdated "Country Blocking Configuration" page from the discontinued "Starter" Premium plan.
- Fixed a reported issue with Contact Form 7 where, in certain cases, the form confirmation message could be replaced with an error message from the plugin.
- Fixed a PHP error reported when using hCaptcha.
- Resolved JavaScript errors appearing on the multisite signup form when hCaptcha was enabled.
- Fixed an issue where exempted users were still unable to post comments due to CAPTCHA validation.
- Improved CAPTCHA handling for Ninja Forms when forms are resubmitted due to validation errors or incomplete fields.
- BuddyPress: Fixed several JavaScript errors affecting comment and group submission forms.