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WP PlugIndex currently records ChaLess – Spam Protection Without CAPTCHA version 1.0.7 as active, updated 5mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Overview
About this plugin
ChaLess protects every form on your WordPress site from bots and spam — completely invisibly. Real users never see a puzzle, a checkbox, or a CAPTCHA. Bots are detected and blocked silently before the form ever submits.
How it works:
ChaLess watches how each visitor fills in your forms — timing, speed, and a hidden honeypot field
Real humans are let through instantly with no interruption
Bots are blocked silently before the form sends
Every decision (allowed / challenged / blocked) is logged in your ChaLess dashboard
Why no CAPTCHA?
CAPTCHAs frustrate real users and reduce form completions. ChaLess works in the background — your visitors never know it is there.
What you need:
A free account and a site key. app/signup.
External Services
app to load the protection script and process form submissions.
What is sent and when:
When a visitor submits a form on your site, the following data is sent to the ChaLess API:
Time spent on the page before submitting
Time taken to fill in the form
Whether a hidden honeypot field was triggered
The visitor’s browser user-agent string
A session token generated locally in the browser
No personally identifiable information (name, email, or form content) is ever sent to the service. Data is only transmitted at the moment of form submission.
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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
anti spam
bot protection
captcha
forms
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity8 May 20265mo ago
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