{"id":404904,"date":"2024-07-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/altcha-spam-protection\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:14:00","slug":"altcha-spam-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/altcha-spam-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"ALTCHA Spam Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This is ALTCHA Plugin version 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALTCHA Plugin version 2 is now available, offering improved protection and enhanced reliability. An upgrade is recommended for all users.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/wordpress\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Learn more<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/wordpress\/install\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Installation guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/wordpress\/migrating-from-v1\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Migration guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s new in version 2:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Effective<\/strong>: blocks 99% of spam and abuse attempts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invisible for users<\/strong>: frictionless protection, no puzzles or CAPTCHAs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Works everywhere<\/strong>: plugin-agnostic <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/wordpress\/features\/#request-interceptor--works-everywhere\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Request Interceptor<\/a> integrates with any form plugin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Handles heavy traffic<\/strong>: stay online with <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/wordpress\/features\/#under-attack-mode--stay-online-under-pressure\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Under Attack Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stops abuse at scale<\/strong>: firewall and rate limiting included<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy-first<\/strong>: 100% GDPR-compliant and fully accessible<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unlimited<\/strong>: no external services, unlimited verifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about ALTCHA at <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">altcha.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">ALTCHA<\/a> provides a free, open-source Captcha alternative utilizing a proof-of-work mechanism to safeguard your website against spam and unwanted content. Our anti-spam solution ensures robust spam protection without compromising user privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other solutions, ALTCHA is free, open-source, and self-hosted. It operates independently without external services, avoids the use of cookies and fingerprinting, refrains from user tracking, and maintains full compliance with GDPR regulations.<\/p>\n<h3>Free Mode<\/h3>\n<p>The free self-hosted mode is enabled by default after installation. No additional setup is required, except enabling the integrations you need in the plugin settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Privacy<\/h3>\n<h4>No cookies, no tracking<\/h4>\n<p>ALTCHA prioritizes user privacy by avoiding the use of cookies and fingerprinting techniques.<\/p>\n<h4>No external service<\/h4>\n<p>Operating in Self-hosted mode (the default setting), this plugin remains fully contained within your WordPress installation, eliminating any reliance on external services. You can opt-in for our SaaS version to utilize the Spam Filter API. For more information visit https:\/\/altcha.org.<\/p>\n<h3>Modes of Operation<\/h3>\n<p>This plugin operates in two modes, you can select which mode you want in the settings (see API Region):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-hosted \u2013 free, fully self-contained without external services.<\/li>\n<li>Custom or SaaS API \u2013 requires a server such as <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/docs\/v2\/sentinel\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">ALTCHA Sentinel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>REST API<\/h3>\n<p>This plugin requires the WordPress REST API. If you are using any \u201cDisable REST API\u201d plugins, ensure that the endpoint <code>\/altcha\/v1\/challenge<\/code> is allowed.<\/p>\n<h3>Supported Integrations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CoBlocks<\/li>\n<li>Contact Form 7<\/li>\n<li>Elementor Pro Forms<\/li>\n<li>Enfold Theme<\/li>\n<li>Formidable Forms<\/li>\n<li>Forminator<\/li>\n<li>GravityForms<\/li>\n<li>HTML Forms<\/li>\n<li>WPDiscuz<\/li>\n<li>WPForms<\/li>\n<li>WP-Members<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Login, Register, Password reset<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Comments<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce<\/li>\n<li>Custom HTML (with a short code <code>[altcha]<\/code>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Source Code<\/h3>\n<p>All source code for the plugin, and the ALTCHA widget is available on GitHub. In the repository, you\u2019ll also find versions of non-minified JavaScript and CSS assets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plugin: https:\/\/github.com\/altcha-org\/wordpress-plugin<\/li>\n<li>ALTCHA Widget: https:\/\/github.com\/altcha-org\/altcha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Terms of Service And Privacy Policy for SaaS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/altcha.org\/privacy-policy<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/altcha.org\/terms-of-service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALTCHA offers a free, open-source Captcha alternative, ensuring robust spam protection while respecting user privacy and GDPR compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":404905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"ALTCHA Spam Protection - \u8587\u6653\u6735\u63d2\u4ef6\u76ee\u5f55","description":"ALTCHA offers a free, open-source Captcha alternative, ensuring robust spam protection while respecting user privacy and GDPR compliance."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[56298,42589,149,219,152],"class_list":["post-404904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-altcha","tag-anti-bot","tag-anti-spam","tag-captcha","tag-spam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weixiaoduo.com\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}