Title: Capsquery Facial Authentication Author: arijit1992 Published: July 15, 2026 Last modified: July 15, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/capsquery-facial-authentication/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =3609117) ![](https://ps.w.org/capsquery-facial-authentication/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3609117) # Capsquery Facial Authentication By [arijit1992](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arijit1992/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/capsquery-facial-authentication.1.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/capsquery-facial-authentication/) ## Description Capsquery Facial Authentication adds a **Login with Face** button to wp-login.php and a `[capsquery_facial_authentication]` shortcode for front-end pages. **How it works** 1. A user can enrolls their face from **Users Profile**. 2. They set a 4–8 digit PIN as a second factor. 3. At login, the browser captures the face locally using face-api.js. 4. An encrypted face descriptor is matched on the server. 5. The user confirms their identity and enters their PIN. * Face descriptors encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) * PIN stored as a secure hash * Rate limiting and brute-force protection * GDPR export/erase support **Third-party library** Face detection and recognition run entirely in the visitor’s browser using [face-api.js](https://github.com/justadudewhohacks/face-api.js)( MIT license), bundled under `assets/vendor/`. Its pretrained model weights are required for the plugin to function and are bundled under `assets/models/`. Since the raw weight files have no meaningful file extension, each one is stored base64-encoded inside a small `.json` wrapper file and decoded on request by a plugin REST endpoint— no external network calls or third-party servers are involved. #### Requirements * HTTPS (or localhost for development) — browsers require a secure context for camera access * PHP OpenSSL extension * A webcam on the client device ### Support Need help or have questions? Website: https://capsquery.com/ Email: arijit.paul@capsquery.com ## Screenshots [⌊Login page with Face Authentication enabled.⌉⌊Login page with Face Authentication enabled.⌉[ Login page with Face Authentication enabled. [⌊User Face Enrollment screen.⌉⌊User Face Enrollment screen.⌉[ User Face Enrollment screen. [⌊PIN verification after successful face recognition.⌉⌊PIN verification after successful face recognition.⌉[ PIN verification after successful face recognition. [⌊Plugin Settings page.⌉⌊Plugin Settings page.⌉[ Plugin Settings page. [⌊Successful facial authentication login.⌉⌊Successful facial authentication login .⌉[ Successful facial authentication login. [⌊Unlock with pin page.⌉⌊Unlock with pin page.⌉[ Unlock with pin page. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/` or install via **Plugins Add New**. 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Go to **Settings Facial Authentication** and confirm Facial Authentication is enabled. 4. As a user, open **Users Profile**, enroll your face, and set a PIN. 5. Visit wp-login.php and click **Login with Face**. ## FAQ ### Who can use Capsquery Facial Authentication in the free version? On a single site, this is typically users with the any role. ### Are photos stored on the server? No. The plugin stores an encrypted mathematical face descriptor (128 numbers), not an image. ### Is face matching alone enough to log in? No. A successful face match must be followed by the correct PIN. ### Does it work without HTTPS? No. Modern browsers block camera access except on HTTPS or localhost. ### How do I add Facial Authentication to a page? Use the shortcode: `[capsquery_facial_authentication]` or `[capsquery_facial_authentication redirect="/my-account"]` ### What are the .json files under assets/models? They are the pretrained face-api.js (MIT-licensed) neural network weights needed for on-device face detection and recognition. The library’s raw weight files have no standard file extension, so each one is base64-encoded and wrapped in a `.json` file; the plugin decodes and streams it back out through its own REST endpoint when the browser loads the model. They are required — the plugin cannot detect or recognize faces without them. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Capsquery Facial Authentication” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ arijit1992 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arijit1992/) [Translate “Capsquery Facial Authentication” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capsquery-facial-authentication/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/capsquery-facial-authentication/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/capsquery-facial-authentication/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/capsquery-facial-authentication/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Admin settings page (enable/disable, match sensitivity) * Security fixes: removed user_id override, improved REST validation, proper rate- limit responses * Privacy/GDPR export and erasure support * uninstall.php for clean removal * Conditional shortcode asset loading #### 1.1.1 * Security improvements =1.1.2= * Fixed issues reported during WordPress.org plugin review. * Code cleanup and compliance improvements. ## Meta * Version **1.1.2** * Last updated **13 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [authentication](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/authentication/)[biometric](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/biometric/) [login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)[security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/capsquery-facial-authentication/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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