ALTCHA for WordPress

This repository contains the offical ALTCHA plugin for WordPress.

ALTCHA offers a free, open-source Captcha alternative, ensuring robust spam protection while respecting user privacy and GDPR compliance.

Read more about ALTCHA: https://github.com/altcha-org/altcha

Website: https://altcha.org

WordPress Plugin Directory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/altcha-spam-protection/

[!TIP] ALTCHA is now available in the WordPress Plugin Directory. You can easily install it directly from your WordPress installation.

Having troubles? Please report in Issues.

Supported Integrations

• Contact Form 7
• Elementor Pro Forms
• Forminator
• GravityForms
• HTML Forms
• WPDiscuz
• WPForms
• WP-Members
• WordPress Login, Register, Password reset
• WordPress Comments
• Custom HTML (with a short code [altcha])

Floating UI

The plugin supports the Floating UI but with known limitations:

Currently the Floating UI does not work with:

• Forminator with multi-step forms

Installation

In your WordPress installation, search for "altcha" in the plugin directory and click Install. Alternatively, install the plugin manually:

1. Download the .zip from the Releases.
2. Upload altcha folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Review the settings and enable the your integrations

REST API

This plugin requires the WordPress REST API. If you are using any "Disable REST API" plugins, ensure that the endpoint /altcha/v1/challenge is allowed.

License

GPLv2