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ralkage/flarum-hcaptcha
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Increase your Flarum forum's security with hCaptcha.

1.3.0(3mo ago)24.3k3[2 issues](https://github.com/Ralkage/flarum-hcaptcha/issues)MITJavaScriptPHP ^8.0

Since Jul 22Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare

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hCaptcha — Flarum Extension
===========================

[](#hcaptcha--flarum-extension)

Increase your [Flarum](https://flarum.org) forum's security with [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/). Protects registration, new discussions, and replies from spam and abuse.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Registration Protection** — Requires hCaptcha during user sign-up
- **Post Protection** — Requires hCaptcha when creating discussions and replies
- **Checkbox & Invisible Modes** — Standard visible checkbox or transparent invisible challenge
- **Permission Bypass** — Exempt specific user groups from captcha via admin permissions
- **Dark Mode Support** — Automatically matches your forum's theme

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

[](#requirements)

- Flarum `^1.8`
- PHP `^8.0`

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Ralkage](https://ralkage.com)
- [Github](https://github.com/Ralkage/flarum-hcaptcha)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ralkage/flarum-hcaptcha)
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/28257)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ralkage/flarum-hcaptcha
```

Then enable it in your Flarum admin panel under **Extensions**.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

1. Create an account at [hCaptcha](https://dashboard.hcaptcha.com/) and get your **Site Key** and **Secret Key**.
2. Go to **Admin → hCaptcha** and enter your credentials.
3. Choose between **Checkbox** (visible) or **Invisible** mode.
4. Optionally adjust which user groups can bypass the captcha under **Permissions**.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~285 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

7

Last Release

90d ago

Major Versions

1.x-dev → 2.x-dev2026-03-28

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![Ralkage](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2059356?v=4)](https://github.com/Ralkage "Ralkage (7 commits)")

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