Protect your WordPress forms against spam and bots with Google reCAPTCHA V3 and V2.
Alternatives to FormShield – Simple CAPTCHA Form Protection
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Reycob Form Firewallv1.3.9
Protects public WordPress forms, login, registration, comments, and WooCommerce product reviews with a local CAPTCHA and rate limits.
1 The Ultimate Spam Protection Plugin Using Captcha for WordPress Forms.
NP Formshieldv1.0.7
Advanced spam protection for Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Forminator, Ninja Forms, WPForms, Fluent Forms, Elementor Forms and custom forms.
Apply a simple mathematical captcha to specific buttons by providing their CSS class or ID to prevent spamming.
Protect your pages from bots, scrapers and spam — fully in the background and invisible to visitors. We stop bad visitors before they reach your site.
POWER CAPTCHAv1.2.8
POWER CAPTCHA protects your WordPress website and WordPress forms against bots and unauthorized persons. GDPR compliant!
A lightweight plugin that protects core WordPress forms and selected third‑party plugins from spam and bot attacks using Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA.
A lightweight math CAPTCHA and spam protection plugin for WordPress login, WooCommerce, and Contact Form 7 forms.
SecureGate Captcha Litev1.1.1
Complete site security with Cloudflare Turnstile, Math & Character CAPTCHA. High-performance protection for Login, Registration, and Comment forms.