Gab Captcha 2 WordPress Plugin
Gab Captcha 2 is a simple captcha plugin for fighting spam in WordPress comments.
Gab Captcha 2 is a simple, easy-to-solve and efficient captcha plugin for fighting spam in WordPress comments.
It adds an easy Turing test before each comment form. The Turing test consists of emphasized characters (red by default) that you must type in a text field. The plugin can be configured in your administration area.
The captcha can be displayed using JavaScript for maximum security (recommended) but can also be displayed without using any JavaScript code. This can be configured in the the plugin settings.
You can choose to insert (or not insert) the comments into the database on failure to provide a valid solution. Inserting comments on failure can be useful if you want to be sure that blocked comments are really spam. On the other hand, choosing not to insert the comments on failure can lower your database usage as writing to the database is an
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Usage of Gab Captcha 2 over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 130 to 89 — down 41 (-31.5%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 89 | -2 |
| June 2024 | 91 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 91 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 91 | -5 |
| March 2024 | 96 | -12 |
| February 2024 | 108 | -2 |
| January 2024 | 110 | -8 |
| December 2023 | 118 | -3 |
| November 2023 | 121 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 121 | -1 |
| September 2023 | 122 | -4 |
| August 2023 | 126 | -2 |
| July 2023 | 128 | -2 |
| June 2023 | 130 | — |
Themes used with Gab Captcha 2
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Custom5 |
| 2 | Custom3 |
| 3 | Twentyeleven |
| 4 | Suffusion |
| 5 | Arras |
| 6 | Weaver |
| 7 | Rossomag |
| 8 | Weaver-ii |
| 9 | Mojo-canvas |
| 10 | Atlantica |
| 11 | Xin-magazine |
| 12 | Twentyten |
| 13 | Abcheck |
| 14 | Thesource |
| 15 | Innovative |
| 16 | Imbalance |
| 17 | Magnesiumize |
| 18 | Smallfolio |
| 19 | Theme1696 |
| 20 | Mumandnursetheme |
Sites running Gab Captcha 2
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