Yes a captcha would certainly be good for thwarting bot activity. I don’t require frontend login right now but it is a fact that the modification will cause a problem for frontend users.
A benefit of hacking wp-login.php is when I switch themes the function is still active, otherwise I will need to remember to place it in each theme’s function file. Being made as a plugin would solve that though.
Good stuff. If only I could have found that quick and easy method before. The previous methods earlier in this thread are so complex and just would not work for me. Thanks for the suggestion.
I did use the SRP widget and tried without success to get the other elements to display. After much testing and reviewing of WP, Drupal and Joomla, I ended up using Joomla as I was able to achieve all that I wanted, besides the recent posts functions. See it at My-Caribbeanradio.com
