CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress vs Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

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. Features | Get the Premium! | 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. As featured on: WP Beginner Elegant Themes IsItWP WPLift TesterWP Related links and documentation: You can find more detailed information about CAPTCHA tests and the benefits you can take advantage of, and the plugin in the links below: Why you need CAPTCHA on your WordPress website The different types of CAPTCHA for websites What is the difference between CAPTCHA, ReCAPTCHA, and NoCAPTCHA? Getting started with CAPTCHA 4WP How to add CAPTCHA on WooCommerce forms How to add CAPTCHA on WPForms How to add CAPTCHA on Gravity Forms How to show CAPTCHA on failed logins Official Melapress website Installing CAPTCHA 4WP From within WordPress Navigate to “Plugins”page and click the “Add New” button Search for “CAPTCHA 4WP” Cick install and after that activate the plugin Manually Download the plugin from the WordPress plugins repository Unzip the zip file and upload the folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory Activate CAPTCHA 4WP through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress

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Trusted by over 1 million WordPress users Built specifically for WordPress Regular updates and improvements Backed by the WPMU DEV team Get started in minutes Install Smush, activate it, and start to compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load right away. This easy-to-use image optimizer helps most sites see improvements immediately without changing how they upload or manage images. About Us WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here: https://wpmudev.com/ Don’t forget to stay up to date on everything WordPress from the Internet’s number one resource: WPMU DEV Blog Hey, one more thing… we hope you enjoy our free offerings as much as we’ve loved making them for you! Contact and Credits Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (dialect.ca, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.