Title: Frontend Dashboard Captcha
Author: M A Vinoth Kumar
Published: <strong>December 9, 2017</strong>
Last modified: October 1, 2026

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# Frontend Dashboard Captcha

 By [M A Vinoth Kumar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vinoth06/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/frontend-dashboard-captcha.3.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/#installation)
 * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/frontend-dashboard-captcha/)

## Description

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> #### Notice
> 
> This is a free add-on plugin for [Frontend Dashboard](https://buffercode.com/plugin/frontend-dashboard).
> Please install and activate Frontend Dashboard (v3.0.0+) to use this plugin.

**Frontend Dashboard Captcha** shields your frontend login and registration portals
against brute force attacks, credential stuffing, and automated bot accounts.

### Features

 * **Google reCAPTCHA v2 / v3**: Seamless integration with Google’s invisible and
   interactive challenge widgets.
 * **Cloudflare Turnstile Support**: Modern, privacy-first CAPTCHA alternative.
 * **Math Captcha**: Lightweight, self-hosted mathematical question challenges without
   third-party API dependencies.
 * **Login Protection**: Prevent brute-force login attacks on custom frontend login
   pages.
 * **Registration Protection**: Stop automated botnet registrations on frontend 
   registration forms.
 * **Unified Admin Settings**: Easily configure site keys and secret keys directly
   in the Frontend Dashboard settings panel.

## Screenshots

[⌊Frontend Login with Captcha⌉⌊Frontend Login with Captcha⌉[

Frontend Login with Captcha

[⌊Frontend Register with Captcha⌉⌊Frontend Register with Captcha⌉[

Frontend Register with Captcha

[⌊Frontend Dashboard Captcha Configuration⌉⌊Frontend Dashboard Captcha Configuration⌉[

Frontend Dashboard Captcha Configuration

## Installation

 1. Upload the `frontend-dashboard-captcha` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Ensure **Frontend Dashboard** is also installed and activated.
 4. Navigate to **Frontend Dashboard > Settings > Login > Captcha** to configure your
    credentials.
 5. Save settings.

For more documentation and FAQs, visit [https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/addons-free/captcha/overview/](https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/addons-free/captcha/overview/).

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Works right out of box](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-right-out-of-box/)󠁿

 [unp0ssible](https://profiles.wordpress.org/unp0ssible/) January 24, 2018

It's my honor to be the first to review this great add-on to such a great parent
plugin. This developer goes above and beyond.

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/frontend-dashboard-captcha/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Frontend Dashboard Captcha” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ M A Vinoth Kumar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vinoth06/)
 *   [ buffercode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buffercode/)

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

[Translate “Frontend Dashboard Captcha” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 3.0.2

 * Feature: Declared official WordPress 6.5+ plugin dependency on Frontend Dashboard
   core (Requires Plugins header).
 * Compatibility: Updated minimum WordPress version requirement to 6.5+.

#### 3.0.1

 * Fix: WordPress.org plugin review and security compliance improvements.

#### 3.0.0

 * Complete modernization: Full integration with Frontend Dashboard 3.0 App Shell.
 * Added support for Cloudflare Turnstile and Math Captcha alongside Google reCAPTCHA
   v2/v3.
 * Redesigned settings panel and improved error message handling on failed validations.
 * Enhanced client-side validation and responsive widget rendering.
 * Full compatibility with WordPress 6.7 and PHP 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3.

More Changelogs:
 https://faq.frontenddashboard.com/changelog/captcha/

## Meta

 *  Version **3.0.2**
 *  Last updated: **1 week ago**
 *  Active installations: **70+**
 *  WordPress Version: ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to: **7.1.3**
 *  PHP Version: ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Language:
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/) and
   [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha)
 * Tags:
 * [captcha](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captcha/)[frontend-dashboard](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/frontend-dashboard/)
   [recaptcha](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recaptcha/)[security](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
   [turnstile](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/turnstile/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard-captcha/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ M A Vinoth Kumar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vinoth06/)
 *   [ buffercode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buffercode/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/frontend-dashboard-captcha/)

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