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thezenmonkey/textcaptcha
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SpamProtector Module that uses TextCaptcha for Spam Protection

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Since Jan 5Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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TextCaptcha SpamProtecter Module
================================

[](#textcaptcha-spamprotecter-module)

SpamProtector Module that uses [TextCaptcha](http://textcaptcha.com) for Spam Protection

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

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe 3.1+
- The SpamProtection Module

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

[](#installation)

Unzip to your project and add the following to your \_config.php

```
---
name: spamprotection
---
FormSpamProtectionExtension:
  default_spam_protector: TextCaptchaProtector
NoCaptchaField:
  ApiKey : ''
```

if you omit the CaptchaAPI it declaration it will default to 'demo' providing you with a smaller subset of questions for testing

To Do
-----

[](#to-do)

- It still needs to be prettied up to render better in with the UserForm module
- Unit Test (if I get around to learning them)
- Composer intigration

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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