Plugin info

Total downloads: 979
Active installs: 60
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 6/23/2025 (191 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/31/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 8.1

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 191 days ago

38/100

Is Web-Engine Sentry abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 191 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 8.1

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Description

Web-Engine Sentry is a plugin that offers protection for comments, administrative login, and form submissions. While it won’t prevent human submissions, its primary objective is to make it challenging for automated programs to access your site.

This is a privacy-first plugin – no tracking or personal data is collected by our servers, beyond that necessary to account for your usage and authenticate you as a user.

This plugin utilizes the web-engine cloud services to generate challenges for your users to solve. This service offers a limited free service and will require registration to utilize.

The free option will allow you to test the service and assess its potential benefits for your organization. Each time a Captcha is successfully solved, a “credit” is charged. Pay as you go for what you use only and contribute fairly to maintaining the platform.

Please note that the basic Captchas generated for free outside the initial free credit can be easily solved by AI within a second. We strongly recommend upgrading to the paid service, which will generate more robust challenges providing enhanced protection and enabling our ongoing product development.

Our objective is to provide an intuitive and high-quality service.

Web-Engine Sentry has been thoroughly tested with the following plugins:

  • Elementor
  • Contact Form 7
  • WPForms
  • Jetpack
  • Gutena Forms
  • WooCommerce (Login, register and checkout forms)

Installation

No installation instructions available

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a demo available?

Yes, you can access the WordPress Playground at link to test the plugin’s development features, including examples.

You can also use the plugin in development mode on locally hosted domains. The plugin, like the WordPress Playground, operates in a demonstration mode without requiring access to supporting services.

How do you install this plugin?

A comprehensive user guide is available at https://www.web-engineer.co.uk/doc/sentry-wordpress.

Will we support other plugins in the future?

We plan to expand our support for additional third-party plugins. Please feel free to open a support topic on WordPress.org, and we will prioritize adding support if feasible.

What support is provided?

This product is fully supported. You can raise a support topic here or, post a ticket directly with us from the Web-Engine Cloud at https://www.web-engineer.co.uk/doc/sentry-wordpress.

Is the plugin free?

This plugin is service-ware, providing a gateway to our cloud-based services, enhancing the security of your website. Registration is free.

While we do offer a free version, we encourage all users to use the enhanced protection which is charged on a pay-as-you-go basis, and we charge only on successful login or when using alternate methods such as text messaging codes.

The free version can easily be solved by bots and / or by using AI tools; the paid-for version includes additional measures to make this much less likely to be a problem.

Also, by paying for the service, you’re helping to support our team, and that means we can continue to further improve the range of products and services we provide.

Do you use cookies or tracking?

Our plugin prioritizes user privacy. We refrain from utilizing your visitors to train AI models or recording any information beyond what is essential to verify the authenticity of your users. Furthermore, we do not share any data collected during this process with third parties.

Is this foolproof?

The advent of artificial intelligence has challenged the effectiveness of Captchas. While it is not feasible to guarantee complete protection against automated attacks, our objective is to render the process as challenging as possible while maintaining user-friendliness. The service is not limited to a single type of puzzle, and we employ additional metrics, such as the visitor’s location and solving speed, to further profile potential actors.

Our primary objective is to continuously enhance this plugin, both in terms of the range of supported plugins and the execution method.

How can I report security concerns?

You can post a ticket directly with us from the Web-Engine Cloud. Alternatively, you can email [email protected].

Can I use the service without the plugin?

An API and a PHP-based SDK are available, enabling direct integration with our services. These will be released in the near future under the same license as this plugin, allowing developers to integrate with their products.

How does this differentiate from the other offerings?

This service is funded by its users, eliminating the incentive to utilize user activities to train an AI or gather statistics and intelligence for broader operations. This focus enables us to concentrate on delivering high-quality products for our customers.

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Changelog

Latest stable release

  • Added visual loading when checking captcha codes

1.0.14666

  • Improvements to the registration process

1.0.14442

  • Added option for captchas on the forgotten password form
  • Updated playground template

1.0.14434

  • Added WooCommerce support. If WooCommerce is installed, an option to protect both legacy and new checkout experiences will be avaliable.

1.0.14419

  • Readme updates
  • wordpress playground support

1.0.14394

  • Added icons and banners

1.0.14382

  • Initial release