Description
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. Sign up at https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/signup.
External Services
This plugin connects to the ChaLess bot-detection service at silent-shield-saa-s.replit.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.
Service provider: ChaLess (https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app)
Terms of Service: https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/privacy
Installation
- Download the plugin zip file
- In your WordPress admin go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload the zip and click Activate Plugin
- Go to Settings ChaLess
- Paste in your site key (get one free at silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/signup)
- Click Save & Activate — all your forms are now protected
FAQ
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Do I need an account?
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Yes — you need a free account to get a site key. Sign up at silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app/signup.
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Will my visitors see anything?
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No. ChaLess is completely invisible to real users. There are no CAPTCHAs, no checkboxes, no puzzles.
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Which forms does it protect?
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ChaLess automatically protects every form on every page — contact forms, login forms, registration forms, comment forms, and any custom forms.
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What happens when a bot is detected?
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The bot’s submission is blocked silently. The bot does not receive an error — it simply does not get through. You can see all blocked attempts in your dashboard.
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Is there a free plan?
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Yes. Sign up free at silent-shield-saa-s.replit.app.
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Contributors & Developers
“ChaLess – Spam Protection Without CAPTCHA” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.6
- Renamed to ChaLess — Spam Protection Without CAPTCHA
- All function prefixes updated to chaless_
- Text domain updated to chaless-spam-protection
1.0.5
- Fixed script_loader_tag to modify existing tag rather than replacing it
- Added External Services disclosure to readme
1.0.4
- Fixed script loading to use wp_enqueue_script() per WordPress guidelines
1.0.0
- Initial release