Title: wenstonCaptcha
Author: wenstondev
Published: <strong>April 17, 2026</strong>
Last modified: April 17, 2026

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# wenstonCaptcha

 By [wenstondev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wenstondev/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wenstoncaptcha.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wenstoncaptcha/)

## Description

 * Image CAPTCHA rendered with PHP GD (same character set and drawing approach as
   common self-hosted implementations).
 * Stores the challenge using WordPress transients and a form token; does not rely
   on PHP sessions.
 * Shortcode `[wenstoncaptcha]` for pages and custom forms.
 * Contact Form 7: add a `wenstoncaptcha` form tag (for example `[wenstoncaptcha
   your-captcha]`).
 * Translations included: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French,
   Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian (see `languages/`).

## Installation

 1. Upload the `wenstoncaptcha` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the ZIP
    from the Plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. The PHP **GD** extension must be enabled on the server.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin call an external CAPTCHA service?

No. Everything runs on your own server.

### How do I use it with Contact Form 7?

Add a tag to your form template, for example:

    ```
    [wenstoncaptcha your-captcha]
    ```

Validation runs automatically when the form is submitted.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“wenstonCaptcha” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ wenstondev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wenstondev/)

“wenstonCaptcha” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wenstoncaptcha/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “wenstonCaptcha” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wenstoncaptcha)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wenstoncaptcha/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wenstoncaptcha/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wenstoncaptcha/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wenstoncaptcha/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Security: verify WordPress nonce on CAPTCHA image AJAX requests (`admin-ajax.
   php` action `wenstoncaptcha_image`)
 * Plugin package no longer contains WordPress.org directory-only icon PNGs
 * Added uninstall.php, security.md, and LICENSE.txt

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **1 month ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wenstoncaptcha)
 * Tags
 * [captcha](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captcha/)[GDPR](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gdpr/)
   [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)[spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wenstoncaptcha/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ wenstondev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wenstondev/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wenstoncaptcha/)