Title: Private Captcha Author: Taras Kushnir Published: Yarkomaa 6, 2025 Last modified: Seeɗto 10, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/private-captcha/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3374247) ![](https://ps.w.org/private-captcha/assets/icon.svg?rev=3374247) # Private Captcha By [Taras Kushnir](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ribtoks/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/private-captcha.1.0.15.zip) * [Details](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/#description) * [Reviews](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/#reviews) * [Installation](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/#installation) * [Development](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/private-captcha/) ## Description 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](https://privatecaptcha.com) API to request and verify captcha challenges and their solutions, when protection is enabled on user- configured forms. 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. 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](https://privatecaptcha.com/legal/privacy/). ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/private-captcha/` or install through WordPress admin 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu 3. Go to Settings Private Captcha 4. Add your API Key and Site Key from [Private Captcha Portal](https://portal.privatecaptcha.com) 5. Enable desired form integrations 6. Customize widget appearance as needed ## FAQ ### Do I need a Private Captcha account? Yes, you need to create a free account at [Private Captcha Portal](https://portal.privatecaptcha.com/signup) to get your API Key and Site Key. ### What if I get locked out of my site? Use WP-CLI commands to recover access: * `wp private-captcha update-api-key "your- new-key"` * `wp private-captcha disable-login` ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Private Captcha” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Taras Kushnir ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ribtoks/) [Translate “Private Captcha” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/private-captcha) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/private-captcha/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/private-captcha/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/private-captcha/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/private-captcha/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.14 * Add Gravity Forms integration #### 1.0.13 * Fix testing credentials under tighter security #### 1.0.12 * Improve Private Captcha API use for improved verification security #### 1.0.11 * Add ‘auto’ language support for widget #### 1.0.10 * Add form pre-validation support for Contact Form 7 integration #### 1.0.9 * Fix Conditional Fields plugin’s influence on Contact Form 7 integration * Reset captcha widget on internal 3rdparty form plugins events #### 1.0.8 * Add missing file #### 1.0.7 * Add Contact Form 7 support #### 1.0.6 * Add WPForms support #### 1.0.5 * Fix settings test #### 1.0.4 * Cleanup distribution package #### 1.0.3 * Updated contributors list #### 1.0.2 * Fix cosmetic review comments #### 1.0.1 * Fix cosmetic review issues #### 1.0.0 * Initial release * Support for login, registration, password reset, and comment forms * EU isolation and custom domain support * WP-CLI emergency commands ## Meta * Version **1.0.15** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 8.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/) * Tags * [captcha](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captcha/)[private](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/private/) [protection](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protection/)[security](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [spam](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) * [Advanced View](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/private-captcha/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/private-captcha/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/private-captcha/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Taras Kushnir ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ribtoks/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/private-captcha/)