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aeyoll/pow-captcha-for-wordpress
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POW captcha for WordPress

1.0.22(3mo ago)1200GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

Since Dec 26Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Pow Captcha
===========

[](#pow-captcha)

A WordPress plugin that adds Pow Captcha verification to forms.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This plugin allows you to validate Contact Form 7 forms and Gravity Forms using Pow Captcha.

- **Contributors:** aeyoll
- **Tags:** captcha, security, forms, contact-form-7, gravity-forms
- **Requires at least:** WordPress 5.0
- **Tested up to:** WordPress 6.8
- **Requires PHP:** 7.4+
- **Stable tag:** 1.0.22
- **License:** GPLv2 or later
- **License URI:**

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4 or higher
- WordPress 5.0 or higher

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/pow-captcha` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
3. Use the Settings->Pow Captcha screen to configure the plugin.
4. The plugin will automatically integrate with supported form plugins.

WP-CLI Commands
---------------

[](#wp-cli-commands)

```
# Configure the plugin
wp pow-captcha set_api_key "your-secret-api-key"
wp pow-captcha set_api_url "https://your-captcha-service.com"
wp pow-captcha set_enable_on_admin_login_form true

# Check configuration
wp pow-captcha status

# Clear cache when needed
wp pow-captcha clear_cache
```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~35 days

Total

23

Last Release

96d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2d12416c5c56b3b1a28167538f4c041b36285f5c343526b30e030d47e3f0c5df?d=identicon)[aeyoll](/maintainers/aeyoll)

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Top Contributors

[![aeyoll](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1472285?v=4)](https://github.com/aeyoll "aeyoll (110 commits)")

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