by Daniel 4 (22 reviews)

ALTCHA Spam Protection

Name: ALTCHA Spam Protection
Rating: 4.0 (22 reviews)
Author: Daniel

ALTCHA offers a free, open-source Captcha alternative, ensuring robust spam protection while respecting user privacy and GDPR compliance.

ALTCHA Spam Protection ranks #2,574 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #103 of 2,885 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4/5 rating from 22 reviews, and was last updated Dec 14, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.26.3 Current Version v1.26.3

Updated 9 months ago Last Update on 14 Dec, 2025

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#103 of 2,885 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -22.4% this week

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Rank

#2,574

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Active Installs

7K+

-10.3%

KW Avg Position

26.4

0.4 worse

Downloads

49.5K

+4 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (22 reviews)

Next Milestone 8K

Total Progress 75.4%

7K+ 8K+

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Growth Needed

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0

22 reviews

Overall 80%

15 (68%)

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3 (14%)

Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.26.3
Last Updated: Dec 14, 2025
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.3 or higher
Author: Daniel

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 22
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

altcha anti-bot anti-spam captcha spam

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need spam and abuse protection on their forms, comments, and login pages. It solves this by using a proof-of-work Captcha alternative that blocks spam without cookies, tracking, or external services, while staying GDPR-compliant.