R. Sabbir

<p>BotShield CAPTCHA adds powerful yet simple CAPTCHA protection to your Contact Form 7 forms without requiring any third-party API keys or services. Keep your forms spam-free while maintaining complete user privacy.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Multiple CAPTCHA Types: Arithmetic challenges and alphanumeric image CAPTCHAs</li>
<li>Three Difficulty Levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard options to balance security and usability</li>
<li>No API Keys Required: Fully self-hosted solution with no external dependencies</li>
<li>WCAG 2.1 Accessible: Screen reader support and keyboard navigation included</li>
<li>Mobile Responsive: Perfect display on all devices and screen sizes</li>
<li>Three Built-in Themes: Default, Minimal, and Modern styles</li>
<li>GDPR Compliant: No data collection or third-party transmission</li>
<li>Lightweight: Minimal performance impact on your site</li>
<li>Auto-Refresh Option: Optional automatic CAPTCHA regeneration</li>
<li>Translation Ready: Full internationalization support with RTL language support</li>
</ul>
<h4>CAPTCHA Types</h4>
<p><strong>Arithmetic CAPTCHA</strong><br />
Simple math problems that are easy for humans but difficult for bots.<br />
* Easy: Addition/subtraction with numbers 1-10<br />
* Medium: Addition/subtraction with numbers 1-20<br />
* Hard: Addition, subtraction, and multiplication with numbers 1-50</p>
<p><strong>Alphanumeric Image CAPTCHA</strong><br />
Distorted text images with case-sensitive characters.<br />
* Easy: 4 character challenge<br />
* Medium: 5 character challenge<br />
* Hard: 7 character challenge</p>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Contact forms</li>
<li>Registration forms</li>
<li>Quote request forms</li>
<li>Newsletter signups</li>
<li>Any form needing spam protection</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security & Privacy</h4>
<ul>
<li>Token-based validation with HMAC signatures</li>
<li>Time-based expiration (5 minutes)</li>
<li>No external API calls</li>
<li>No data collection or storage</li>
<li>GDPR compliant</li>
<li>Fully self-hosted on your server</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>Contact Form 7 plugin (must be active)</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>GD PHP extension for image CAPTCHAs</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>BotShield CAPTCHA does not:<br />
* Collect any personal data<br />
* Store user information<br />
* Transmit data to external servers<br />
* Use cookies or tracking<br />
* Share information with third parties</p>
<p>All CAPTCHA processing happens locally on your WordPress server. The plugin is fully GDPR compliant.</p>
<h3>Support & Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Support Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botshield-captcha/</li>
<li>Developer Website: https://www.rsabbir.com/</li>
</ul>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>Contributions are welcome! Contact the developer or visit the GitHub repository to contribute to this plugin’s development.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Developed by R. Sabbir (https://www.rsabbir.com/)</li>
<li>SVG icons included (no external icon dependencies)</li>
<li>Tested with Contact Form 7 5.8 and later</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical Specifications</h3>
<h4>Server Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Contact Form 7 plugin (active)</li>
<li>GD PHP extension (for image CAPTCHAs)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Browser Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Chrome (latest versions)</li>
<li>Firefox (latest versions)</li>
<li>Safari (latest versions)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge (latest versions)</li>
<li>Mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Token-based validation system</li>
<li>HMAC-SHA256 signature verification</li>
<li>Automatic token expiration (5 minutes)</li>
<li>XSS protection</li>
<li>CSRF token protection</li>
<li>No session storage required</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Code: ~50KB total size</li>
<li>Assets: Minified and optimized</li>
<li>Loading: Conditional asset loading on relevant pages</li>
<li>HTTP Requests: Zero external requests</li>
<li>Caching: Compatible with all major WordPress cache plugins</li>
</ul>


BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7

Add simple CAPTCHA protection to Contact Form 7 forms. No API keys required! Prevent spam with arithmetic or image-based challenges.

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Ryan

<p><strong>Add extra Spam Protection functionalities to your Contact Form 7 forms with CF7 Apps.</strong></p>
<p>Contact Form 7 is one of the most popular form plugins for WordPress, but <strong>it lacks many advanced features</strong> that modern websites need. CF7 Apps adds extra Spam Protection functionalities to your Contact Form 7 forms, introducing honeypot and hCaptcha options.</p>
<p>👉 Get Support: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-honeypot/" rel="ugc">Click Here</a><br />
👉 Check out the <a href="https://cf7apps.com/docs/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=documentation" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></p>
<h3>What CF7 Apps Can Do for You ?</h3>
<p>Right out of the box, CF7 Apps includes:</p>
<p>✅ <strong>Honeypot App</strong><br />
✅ <strong>hCaptcha App</strong><br />
✅ <strong>Database Entries App</strong><br />
✅ <strong>Redirection App</strong><br />
💡 <strong><a href="https://cf7apps.com/submit-idea/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=suggest_a_feature" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a Feature</a></strong></p>
<p>And that’s just the beginning.</p>
<p>🌟 <strong>Save and Manage CF7 Form Submissions</strong><br />
The Entries Database App stores all Contact Form 7 submissions directly to your WordPress database. Easily filter entries by form or date, view individual CF7 submissions, and export or delete them when needed. This ensures you never lose important leads or messages, even if emails fail to deliver.</p>
<p>🌟 <strong>Add a Honeypot Field to Prevent Spam</strong></p>
<p>Our <strong>Honeypot Contact Form 7 extension</strong> creates a hidden field inside your Contact Form 7 forms. Real users never see it, but bots do—and that’s how the bots fall for the trap. It blocks automated spam before it even hits your inbox.</p>
<p>🌟 <strong>Add hCaptcha to Contact Form 7</strong></p>
<p>Protect your forms from spam bots using <strong>hCaptcha,</strong> a privacy-friendly alternative to Google reCAPTCHA. This extension integrates directly with CF7 and works instantly after setup. No coding is required, and no extra plugins are needed. Just set up your site keys and you’re done.</p>
<p><strong>NOTE:</strong><br />
The best thing is that both features work independently. You can run them alone or together based on your site’s needs.</p>
<h3>Real Use Cases for CF7 Apps</h3>
<p>With the CF7 Apps, you can do the following:<br />
  ✔️ Trap bots using a honeypot field without affecting users<br />
  ✔️ Add hCaptcha to Contact Form 7 for privacy-first anti-spam<br />
  ✔️ Store and manage Contact Form 7 entries directly in WordPress</p>
<h3>Why Should You Install CF7 Apps?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Works exclusively with Contact Form 7</li>
<li>Modular design — activate only the features you need</li>
<li>Lightweight — no unnecessary code or bloat</li>
<li>Built for form security, user control, and advanced customization</li>
<li>Continuously updated with new apps and requested features</li>
</ul>
<p>We built CF7 Apps for users who want more power without abandoning the simplicity of Contact Form 7.</p>
<h3>Contribute or Report Issues</h3>
<p>Do you have a feature request or bug to report? Contact us via the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-honeypot" rel="ugc">official Support Channel.</a></p>


CF7 Apps – [Honeypot and hCAPTCHA for Contact Form 7]

Its not working. I did everything i can on the youtube every possible solution but its not working still sending.

Hi I think i found out that your plugin has a conflict to my https://wordpress.org/plugins/multiline-files-for-contact-form-7/ if this is activated.

its not working

didn't help to prevent attacker sending spam a lot.
just not sending the form when honeypot is filled is too much of information for an attacker.

Lots of Spam


It worked better before, now the attackers go past it and there is a lot of spam.


Before it was better


This used to be a simple, free, honeypot plugin for CF7It has been taken over and now it is a useless piece of bloatware.


I feel betrayed


I've been using this plugin for several years and even published a tutorial in French (Comment configurer Honeypot for Contact Form 7) on my own website to help people set it up right.



I really liked the way it was lightweight, efficient, and non-invasive. What a pity to discover in an update: yet another totally useless dashboard.



I understand the need for upsells to fund the development process, I really do. But it pisses me off to see this enshitification something that was high-quality before.



It really makes people want to fork the plugin to clean it up.



Please bring us back the quality plugin you made, and stop with the useless option pages for pity's sake.


yet another totally useless dashboard

Add hCaptcha, Honeypot and Redirection to Contact Form 7 with CF7 Apps. Improve form security, lightweight, and no unnecessary code.

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 vs CF7 Apps – [Honeypot and hCAPTCHA for Contact Form 7]