Samir Shah

This plugin has two modes – basic and Akismet-enhanced.
Basic mode: the plugin will serve a CAPTCHA to all commenters that aren’t logged in and don’t have a previously approved comment. Repeat commenters will never see a CAPTCHA.
Akismet-enhanced mode (recommended): the plugin will serve a CAPTCHA only if Akismet identifies a comment as spam (much less frequently than the basic mode). Just install an activate <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/" rel="ugc">Akismet</a> to enable this mode.
Note that a CAPTCHA will only appear after a comment is submitted. When a commenter is served a CAPTCHA:
<ul>
<li>If they fail, then the comment will be automatically discarded or trashed (and won’t clutter up your spam queue).</li>
<li>If they pass, it will be allowed into the spam queue (or approved, if you so choose). This means that any false positives from Akismet will be easily identified without you having to trawl through all the spam comments manually.</li>
</ul>
Most genuine commenters will be able to comment on your site hassle-free, without ever seeing a CAPTCHA.
The default CAPTCHA is a simple text-based test. There is also the option to use <a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha" rel="nofollow ugc">reCAPTCHA</a> if you want something more robust (free API key required). You can also style the CAPTCHA page to fit with your own WordPress theme.
If you come across any bugs or have suggestions, please use the plugin support forum or <a href="http://rayofsolaris.net/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">email me</a>. I can’t fix it if I don’t know it’s broken! Please check the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-conditional-captcha/faq/" rel="ugc">FAQs</a> for common issues.
Thanks to the following people for contributing translations of this plugin: Belorussian – <a href="http://pc.de" rel="nofollow ugc">Marcis G</a>, Brazilian Portuguese – Stefano, Czech – <a href="http://trumplin.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ted</a>, Danish – Jesper, Dutch – <a href="http://wpwebshop.com/books/" rel="nofollow ugc">Rene</a>, Estonian – <a href="http://www.itransition.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Itransition</a>, Finnish – Jani, French – <a href="http://android-software.fr" rel="nofollow ugc">Laurent</a>, German – <a href="http://jochenpreusche.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Jochen</a>, Hindi – <a href="http://outshinesolutions.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Outshine Solutions</a>, Hungarian – <a href="http://www.televizio.sk" rel="nofollow ugc">Gyula</a>, Italian – <a href="http://gidibao.net" rel="nofollow ugc">Gianni</a>, Lithuanian – Mantas, Polish – <a href="http://www.spin.siedlce.pl" rel="nofollow ugc">Pawel</a>, Romanian – <a href="http://simplu.mixnet.ro" rel="nofollow ugc">Lotus</a>, Russian – <a href="http://www.everycloudtech.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ivanka</a>, Spanish – <a href="http://www.reinventia.net" rel="nofollow ugc">Reinventia</a>, Swedish – <a href="http://www.umu.se" rel="nofollow ugc">Hugo</a>, Turkish – Tony, Ukranian – <a href="http://www.everycloudtech.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ivanka</a>. Some of these translations are a bit out of date – updates welcome!

Conditional CAPTCHA

Asks commenters to complete a simple CAPTCHA if they don't have a previously approved comment, or if Akismet thinks their comment is spam.

Dmitri Martin

Traffic Monitor gives you full visibility into how people and bots are hitting your site.
Unlike bloated analytics and security plugins, Traffic Monitor focuses on logging raw request data that you control. You’ll know which pages are cached, which bots are visiting, where users are coming from, and how many requests are tied to each IP/browser combination.
Perfect for developers, marketers, and site owners who want fast insights—without handing over their traffic data.
<h3>What Makes It Different</h3>
<ul>
<li>✅ Logs requests for both cached and non-cached pages</li>
<li>✅ Lets you export raw traffic logs as raw CSV for your own analysis</li>
<li>✅ Identifies repeat ad clicks for spotting potential click fraud</li>
<li>✅ Reveals which bots are hitting your site, so you can block them elsewhere (example: Cloudflare)</li>
<li>✅ Tracks IP address, fingerprint, device type, cache status, response code, and more</li>
<li>✅ Displays referrer URLs and query strings</li>
<li>✅ Records the original source of requests by the same visitor as they surf your website</li>
<li>✅ Doesn’t auto-block or inject junk—just clean, useful data</li>
<li>✅ Works great with Cloudflare, caching plugins, and reverse proxies</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Logs every page request, including IP address, referrer, user-agent, browser, device, method, and more.</li>
<li>Detects cached traffic even if served by Cloudflare, your web host, or a plugin.</li>
<li>Identifies bot traffic by bot name and category.</li>
<li>View click IDs like gclid and fbclid from ad platforms like Google and Meta.</li>
<li>Records repeat ad clicks to detect potential click fraud.</li>
<li>Bulk delete or export logs with one click.</li>
<li>Search, sort, and drill into data from your dashboard.</li>
<li>Built-in help tabs with definitions, setup help, and troubleshooting.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Debug integrations instantly: Know exactly what URLs are being hit, by which devices, and with what parameters. No guesswork.</li>
<li>Spot caching gaps: See which pages are served from cache and which aren’t, even with Cloudflare or plugin-level caching.</li>
<li>Understand real-world traffic: Track entry pages, referrers, devices, and browsers—whether human or bot.</li>
<li>Catch click fraud signals: Identify repeat ad clicks tied to the same IP/user agent fingerprint or session, even if served from cache.</li>
<li>Audit referrers: View exactly which websites or campaigns are driving traffic (including query strings).</li>
<li>Filter out noise: Use bot labels and device types to focus only on human traffic when analyzing patterns.</li>
</ul>

Traffic Monitor

Lightweight traffic logger for WordPress analytics. View, filter, and export page request data; monitor caching; detect bots; and spot click fraud.

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