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You can choose which forms to protect and customize the captcha to suit your needs.<\/p>\n\n<p>Captcha statistics are available from the settings page, with passed and blocked requests displayed by year and month, along with the block rate.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Captcha on the WordPress login form.<\/li>\n<li>Captcha on the WooCommerce login form.<\/li>\n<li>Captcha on the WordPress lost-password form.<\/li>\n<li>Captcha on the WooCommerce lost-password form.<\/li>\n<li>Captcha on the WordPress registration form.<\/li>\n<li>Captcha on the WooCommerce registration form.<\/li>\n<li>Customizable captcha code length.<\/li>\n<li>Customizable captcha code format: numeric, alphabetic or alphanumeric.<\/li>\n<li>Optional random lines in the captcha background.<\/li>\n<li>Customizable HTTP status for blocked requests.<\/li>\n<li>Option to disable the WordPress XML-RPC API.<\/li>\n<li>Statistics of passed and blocked captcha requests, sorted by year and month.<\/li>\n<li>Block rate displayed in captcha statistics.<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with WordPress Multisite.<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with WooCommerce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Kaya Login Captcha is a lightweight captcha solution with customizable settings for WordPress login-related forms.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Privacy<\/h4>\n\n<p>Kaya Login Captcha does not collect or send personal user data to the plugin author or any third-party service.<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin does not set cookies and does not connect to external services.<\/p>\n\n<p>To validate captcha requests, the plugin temporarily stores technical captcha request data on the WordPress site. This data includes a generated request identifier, the captcha code and the request timestamp.<\/p>\n\n<p>Captcha statistics may also be stored on the WordPress site and contain aggregated counts of passed and blocked requests.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Available Languages<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>English.<\/li>\n<li>French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Feedback<\/h4>\n\n<p>Suggestions and feedback are welcome.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you use Kaya Login Captcha, please consider sharing your experience and rating the plugin. Your feedback helps improve the plugin and makes it easier for other users to discover it.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p>The quickest way:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/strong> in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Search for \"Kaya Login Captcha\"<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> and then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>The other way:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>kaya-login-captcha<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20can%20i%20customize%20the%20captcha%3F\"><h3>How can I customize the captcha?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Go to <strong>Kaya Studio &gt; Login Captcha<\/strong> in the WordPress administration area.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can choose which forms should display the captcha:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Login form.<\/li>\n<li>Lost-password form.<\/li>\n<li>Registration form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You can also customize the captcha code length, code format and background lines.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20captcha%20formats%20are%20available%3F\"><h3>Which captcha formats are available?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can choose between three captcha formats:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Numeric.<\/li>\n<li>Alphabetic.<\/li>\n<li>Alphanumeric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You can also choose a captcha length of 3, 4 or 5 characters.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20a%20captcha%20request%20is%20blocked%3F\"><h3>What happens when a captcha request is blocked?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can configure the HTTP status returned when a captcha request is blocked.<\/p>\n\n<p>The available options are:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>No change (HTTP 200).<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorized (HTTP 401).<\/li>\n<li>Forbidden (HTTP 403).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20disable%20the%20wordpress%20xml-rpc%20api%3F\"><h3>Can I disable the WordPress XML-RPC API?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Kaya Studio &gt; Login Captcha<\/strong> and enable the option to disable the WordPress XML-RPC API.<\/p>\n\n<p>Please note that some plugins may require XML-RPC, such as Jetpack.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20can%20i%20view%20captcha%20statistics%3F\"><h3>Where can I view captcha statistics?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Captcha statistics are available on the <strong>Kaya Studio &gt; Login Captcha<\/strong> settings page.<\/p>\n\n<p>Statistics show the number of passed and blocked captcha requests by month and year, as well as the block rate.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20can%20i%20support%20the%20development%20of%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>How can I support the development of the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Kaya Login Captcha is free to use and is developed by Kaya Studio.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can support the development by leaving a review, sharing the plugin or making a donation.<\/p>\n\n<p>More information about donations is available here: https:\/\/dotkaya.org\/a-propos\/<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved: Captcha presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Plugin administration interface and user experience.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Settings and statistics presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Block rate to captcha statistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed: Error message when saving settings without modification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed: Dashboard plugin icon break.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Provides the captcha for environments without the GD library and the FreeType library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>KLC is ready for wordpress.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>0.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\"Kaya Login Captcha\" is created.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Protects the WordPress login, registration and lost-password forms with a simple captcha. 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