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HSArticle Login Math Verification

By hsarticle
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Description

HSArticle Login Math Verification protects your WordPress login page from bots and brute-force attacks using a simple math question. No Google reCAPTCHA, no Cloudflare, no API keys required.

Features

  • Math captcha (e.g. “8 + 5 = ?”) on the login page
  • Secure answer stored as WordPress transient (no PHP sessions)
  • Beautiful light and dark-themed login page design
  • Customizable accent color with live preview
  • Enable/disable toggle from admin settings
  • Login attempt stats (passed vs. blocked) in the admin dashboard
  • Lightweight — no external scripts loaded on the front end

Installation

  1. Upload the hsarticle-login-math-verification folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu in WordPress
  3. Go to Settings → Login Math Verification to configure

FAQ

Does this require any API keys?

No. Everything runs on your WordPress server using PHP and WordPress transients.

Will this slow down my site?

No. The plugin only loads on the login page and admin settings page.

What if the captcha expires?

Each captcha token is valid for 10 minutes. If it expires, the user just needs to refresh the login page.

What happens when I uninstall the plugin?

All plugin settings and captcha transients are automatically cleaned from your database when you delete the plugin via the WordPress admin.

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Contributors & Developers

“HSArticle Login Math Verification” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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  • hsarticle

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Changelog

1.0.1

  • Plugin renamed to HSArticle Login Math Verification with new slug hsarticle-login-math-verification
  • All prefixes updated from slc_ to almv_ throughout
  • Inline CSS moved to wp_add_inline_style() — no more raw style tags
  • Inline JS moved to wp_add_inline_script() — no more raw script tags
  • Google Fonts loaded via wp_enqueue_style() on both login and admin pages
  • Stat counters (passed/blocked) now increment correctly on each login attempt
  • All text domain references updated to hsarticle-login-math-verification

1.0.0

  • Initial release

Meta

  • Version 1.0.1
  • Last updated 6 hours ago
  • Active installations Fewer than 10
  • WordPress version 5.0 or higher
  • Tested up to 7.0
  • PHP version 7.4 or higher
  • Tags
    bot protectionBrute Forcecaptchaloginsecurity
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