by MihChe 4.6 (213 reviews)

WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}

Name: WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}
Rating: 4.6 (213 reviews)
Author: MihChe

An extremely powerful antispam plugin that blocks spam-bots without annoying captcha images.

WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} ranks #1,726 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #64 of 2,881 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.6/5 rating from 213 reviews, and was last updated Oct 14, 2020. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.5 (Current: 7.1)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 14 Oct, 2020

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#64 of 2,881 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -12% this week No update in over a year

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#1,726

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Active Installs

10K+

-38.5%

KW Avg Position

157

0.5 worse

Downloads

689.6K

+31 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (213 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 61.9%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

213 reviews

Overall 92%

189 (89%)

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15 (7%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 5, 2026 UNPATCHED

WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} [goodbye-captcha] <= 3.1.43 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2026-65556 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 14, 2020
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 5.5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: MihChe

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 213
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

anti-spam antispam captcha mailpoet spam

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WPBruiser is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to stop spam and brute force attacks without using captchas. It solves the problem of spam-bot signups, spam comments, and brute force login attempts by identifying bots automatically instead of relying on annoying human-verification challenges.

Login form integration
Register form integration
Forgot Password form integration
Comments form integration
Automatically block IP addresses
Brute force attack detection
Disable XML-RPC service
Compatible with WordPress Multisite

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}

Just switch the plugin to Test Mode and start testing it yourself. The Administrator will receive email notifications. If something is not working as expected, a warning message will be shown.

Yes. The algorithm behind the plugin was fully tested and there is no way a spider or robot can spam your sites.

All standard WordPress forms(Login, Register, Comment and Forgot Password) can be secured by using WPBruiser plugin.

No. The plugin runs 100% without activating any additional php extensions.

Yes. Starting with WPBruiser version 1.1.0, this feature is available.

Yes. Starting with WPBruiser version 1.1.0, IPV6 is recognized and the administrator can block it with a single click.

Studies shown that visual CAPTCHAs take around 5-10 seconds to complete and audio CAPTCHAs take much longer (around 20-30 seconds) to hear and solve.