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No Google reCAPTCHA, no Cloudflare, no API keys required.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Math captcha (e.g. \"8 + 5 = ?\") on the login page<\/li>\n<li>Secure answer stored as WordPress transient (no PHP sessions)<\/li>\n<li>Beautiful light and dark-themed login page design<\/li>\n<li>Customizable accent color with live preview<\/li>\n<li>Enable\/disable toggle from admin settings<\/li>\n<li>Login attempt stats (passed vs. blocked) in the admin dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight \u2014 no external scripts loaded on the front end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>hsarticle-login-math-verification<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Login Math Verification<\/strong> to configure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20require%20any%20api%20keys%3F\"><h3>Does this require any API keys?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Everything runs on your WordPress server using PHP and WordPress transients.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20this%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will this slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin only loads on the login page and admin settings page.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20if%20the%20captcha%20expires%3F\"><h3>What if the captcha expires?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Each captcha token is valid for 10 minutes. 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