Title: HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms
Author: hsarticle
Published: <strong>20 чэрвеня, 2026</strong>
Last modified: 20 чэрвеня, 2026

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# HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms

 Аўтар: [hsarticle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hsarticle/)

[Спампаваць](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Падрабязнасці](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/#description)
 * [Водгукі](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/#reviews)
 *  [Ўсталёўка](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/#installation)
 * [Распрацоўка](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/#developers)

 [Падтрымка](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/)

## Апісанне

HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms adds a math CAPTCHA to any WordPress form. No API
keys. No third-party services. No configuration needed to get started.

**Features:**

 * Math CAPTCHA — addition, subtraction, multiplication with sensible number ranges
 * Two display modes: distorted canvas image (bot-resistant) or plain text (accessible)
 * Server-side validation — answer stored in PHP session with HMAC signature, never
   exposed to the client
 * Honeypot field — silent bot trap alongside the math challenge
 * Rate limiting — blocks IPs after 10 failed attempts per 10 minutes
 * Refresh button — generate a new question without reloading
 * WPForms auto inject — protect any WPForms (free or pro) without adding a shortcode
 * Registered as a CF7 form tag — no unknown tag warnings in the CF7 editor
 * Session only starts on pages that actually contain a form — no impact on page
   caching elsewhere
 * Clean admin page under its own menu — not buried under Settings

**Supported form plugins:**

 * Contact Form 7
 * WPForms (Free and Pro)
 * Any HTML form via the [hs_mcf_captcha] shortcode

## Ўсталёўка

 1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
 2. Activate via the Plugins menu
 3. Go to Math CAPTCHA in the left admin menu
 4. Choose display mode and configure WPForms auto inject if needed

**Contact Form 7:** In the form editor add [hs_mcf_captcha] before [submit]

**WPForms Free:** Go to Math CAPTCHA settings and tick the forms you want to protect

**WPForms Pro:** Add an HTML field and paste [hs_mcf_captcha], or use auto inject

**Any HTML form:**

## Часта задаваныя пытанні

### Does this need an API key?

No. Fully self-hosted, no external services.

### Does it work with WPForms free?

Yes. Use the auto inject option in plugin settings — no HTML field required.

### Is it GDPR friendly?

Yes. No data is sent to third parties. The answer is stored in a server-side PHP
session only and cleared immediately after validation.

### Does it affect page caching?

The plugin only starts a PHP session on pages that actually render a form. Pages
without a form are not affected. For pages with forms, you should exclude them from
full-page caching in your caching plugin (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache,
etc.) to ensure the CAPTCHA field ID matches the session. This is standard practice
for any form page.

### What if PHP sessions are disabled on my host?

Most shared hosts have PHP sessions enabled. If CAPTCHA validation always fails,
ask your host to confirm sessions are available. Some managed hosts (such as WP 
Engine) restrict native PHP sessions — contact their support to enable session handling.

### Can bots bypass this?

Sophisticated bots that render JavaScript and solve math can bypass any math CAPTCHA.
This plugin stops the vast majority of spam bots which are simple automated form
fillers. Additional layers (honeypot field and IP rate limiting) are built in. For
high-security forms consider combining with Cloudflare Turnstile or hCaptcha.

## Водгукі

На гэты плагін няма водгукаў.

## Удзельнікі і распрацоўшчыкі

“HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Удзельнікі

 *   [ hsarticle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hsarticle/)

[Перакласці “HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms” на вашу мову.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms)

### Зацікаўлены ў распрацоўцы?

[Праглядзіце код](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/),
праверце [SVN рэпазітарый](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/),
або падпішыцеся на [журнал распрацоўкі](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/)
па [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Журнал змяненняў

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Мета

 *  Версія **1.0.0**
 *  Апошняе абнаўленне **3 тыдні таму**
 *  Актыўных установак **Менш за 10**
 *  Версія WordPress ** 5.5 або вышэй **
 *  Правераны да версіі **7.0.1**
 *  Версія PHP ** 7.4 або вышэй **
 *  Мова
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/)
 * Тэгі
 * [bot protection](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bot-protection/)[captcha](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captcha/)
   [contact form 7](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form-7/)[spam](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/)
   [WPForms](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wpforms/)
 *  [Пашыраны прагляд](https://bel.wordpress.org/plugins/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/advanced/)

## Ацэнкі

Пакуль яшчэ няма водгукаў.

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## Удзельнікі

 *   [ hsarticle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hsarticle/)

## Падтрымка

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 [Перайсці да форуму падтрымкі](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hsarticle-math-captcha-forms/)