What does drCaptcha do?

DrCaptcha focuses on blocking automated bots and spam from WordPress authentication and account-recovery screens. It is catalogued under Website firewall, bot & spam protection on PulseGate.

Who should use drCaptcha?

drCaptcha is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Yes — drCaptcha is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

Is drCaptcha still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to drCaptcha?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP reCaptcha Login, ThinkCaptcha, and Blue Captcha.

drCaptcha is developed by digireturn.

When did drCaptcha launch?

drCaptcha first shipped in 2024.

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drCaptcha

Name: drCaptcha
Author: digireturn

wordpress.orgWebsite firewall, bot & spam protection

drCaptcha adds a CAPTCHA challenge with an LED-style number display to WordPress login, registration, and recovery screens. It is intended for site owners who need basic protection against automated bots and spam.

Open SourceWebCloud-managed

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Overview

6 features

In the Website firewall, bot & spam protection space, drCaptcha takes a focused approach. It focuses on blocking automated bots and spam from WordPress authentication and account-recovery screens. drCaptcha is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners. drCaptcha is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web.

It is developed by digireturn, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include LED-style CAPTCHA, login protection, and registration protection. The interface is available in English and Tamil. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

LED-style CAPTCHA
Login protection
Registration protection
Recovery protection
Antispam filtering
Antibot protection

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyOpen SourceFree tierMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 11:17 UTC
drCaptcha verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about drCaptcha

What does drCaptcha do?: DrCaptcha focuses on blocking automated bots and spam from WordPress authentication and account-recovery screens. It is catalogued under Website firewall, bot & spam protection on PulseGate.
Who should use drCaptcha?: drCaptcha is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Is drCaptcha free?: Yes — drCaptcha is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does drCaptcha run on?: drCaptcha runs on the web.
Is drCaptcha still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to drCaptcha?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP reCaptcha Login, ThinkCaptcha, and Blue Captcha.WP reCaptcha Login ThinkCaptcha Blue Captcha
Who makes drCaptcha?: drCaptcha is developed by digireturn.
When did drCaptcha launch?: drCaptcha first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Tamil
License: Open Source
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Blocking automated bots and spam from WordPress authentication and account-recovery screens.

Registered as

WordPress.org: drcaptcha

Developer

digireturn

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: drcaptcha-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/drcaptcha

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