Title: Really Simple CAPTCHA
Author: Rock Lobster Inc.
Published: <strong>10. mars, 2009</strong>
Last modified: 1. februar, 2025

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# Really Simple CAPTCHA

 Av [Rock Lobster Inc.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rocklobsterinc/)

[Last ned](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/really-simple-captcha.2.4.zip)

 * [Detaljer](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-captcha/#description)
 * [Omtaler](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-captcha/#reviews)
 *  [Installering](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-captcha/#installation)
 * [Utvikling](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-captcha/#developers)

 [Brukerstøtte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-captcha/)

## Beskrivelse

Really Simple CAPTCHA does not work alone and is intended to work with other plugins.
It is originally created for [Contact Form 7](https://contactform7.com/), however,
you can use it with your own plugin.

Note: This product is «really simple» as its name suggests, i.e., it is not strongly
secure. If you need perfect security, you should try other solutions.

#### How does it work?

Really Simple CAPTCHA does not use PHP «Sessions» for storing states, unlike many
other PHP CAPTCHA solutions, but stores them as temporary files. This allows you
to embed it into WordPress without worrying about conflicts.

When you generate a CAPTCHA, Really Simple CAPTCHA creates two files for it; one
is an image file of CAPTCHA, and the other is a text file which stores the correct
answer to the CAPTCHA.

The two files have the same (random) prefix in their file names, for example, «a7hk3ux8p.
png» and «a7hk3ux8p.txt.» In this case, for example, when the respondent answers«
K5GF» as an answer to the «a7hk3ux8p.png» image, then Really Simple CAPTCHA calculates
hash of «K5GF» and tests it against the hash stored in the «a7hk3ux8p.txt» file.
If the two match, the answer is confirmed as correct.

#### How to use with your plugin

Note: Below are instructions for plugin developers.

First, create an instance of ReallySimpleCaptcha class:

    ```
    $captcha_instance = new ReallySimpleCaptcha();
    ```

You can change the instance variables as you wish.

    ```
    // Change the background color of CAPTCHA image to black
    $captcha_instance->bg = array( 0, 0, 0 );
    ```

See really-simple-captcha.php if you are interested in other variables.

Generate a random word for CAPTCHA.

    ```
    $word = $captcha_instance->generate_random_word();
    ```

Generate an image file and a corresponding text file in the temporary directory.

    ```
    $prefix = wp_rand();
    $captcha_instance->generate_image( $prefix, $word );
    ```

Then, show the image and get an answer from respondent.

Check the correctness of the answer.

    ```
    $correct = $captcha_instance->check( $prefix, $the_answer_from_respondent );
    ```

If the $correct is true, go ahead. Otherwise, block the respondent — as it would
appear not to be human.

And last, remove the temporary image and text files, as they are no longer in use.

    ```
    $captcha_instance->remove( $prefix );
    ```

That’s all.

If you wish to see a live sample of this, you can try [Contact Form 7](https://contactform7.com/captcha/).

## Skjermbilder

 * [[
 * screenshot-1.png

## Installasjon

In most cases you can install automatically from WordPress.

However, if you install this manually, follow these steps:

 1. Upload the entire `really-simple-captcha` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` 
    directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

FYI: There is no «control panel» for this plugin.

## Ofte stilte spørsmål

### CAPTCHA does not work; the image does not show up.

Really Simple CAPTCHA needs GD and FreeType library installed on your server. Ask
your server administrator if they are installed.

Also, make the temporary file folder writable. The location of the temporary file
folder is managed by the instance variable `tmp_dir` of ReallySimpleCaptcha class.
Note that the setting varies depending on the calling plugin. For example, Contact
Form 7 uses `wp-contents/uploads/wpcf7_captcha` as the temporary folder basically,
but it can use different folder depending on your settings.

If you have any further questions, please submit them [to the support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-captcha).

## Vurderinger

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### 󠀁[Prima, funktioniert auch auf meiner WP 6.9 einwandfrei](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prima-funktioniert-auch-auf-meiner-wp-6-9-einwandfrei/)󠁿

 [afudo1tlg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/afudo1tlg/) 13. januar, 2026

Super simple! Einfach in Contact Form 7 Version 6.1.4 einzubinden. Danke. Meine 
WordPress Installation: Version 6.9.PHP Version 8.4.15

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### 󠀁[Bad](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-353/)󠁿

 [Diego Soto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/diego-soto/) 15. september, 2025 1 
svar

I’m sorry to have to give this a bad rating. The amount of spam with Contact Form
7 was enormous. I had to remove it.

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### 󠀁[Works great with Gravity Forms in 2024!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-with-gravity-forms-in-2024/)󠁿

 [Maxcom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxcom/) 19. august, 2024

Nothing but positives. We added this to our Gravity Form in order to obtain the 
dynamic math captcha. One can create a simple math captcha in GF but not dynamically
changing for each form load insofar as I can determine. And GF google captcha Ver
3 is a pain with the need for google api keys. So we added this plugin and it was
very easy – add the captcha field to the form, select «math» in the settings for
the field and done! We find that Gravity Forms Zero Spam plugin was helping to deter
spam entries but it with this captcha is 100% so far for spam prevention. Thank 
you Takayuki Miyoshi!

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### 󠀁[Good Simple Banner](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-simple-banner/)󠁿

 [nicolasvsedeco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolasvsedeco/) 25. oktober, 2023

Helo, very simple banner for cookies but there is a little bug. The banner Cookies
are shown in Widgets page.

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### 󠀁[Bad and not work to stabilite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-and-not-work-to-stabilite/)󠁿

 [gurcantet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gurcantet/) 11. april, 2023

spam is continue to come…

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[test](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-132/)󠁿

 [rahzan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rahzan/) 16. september, 2022

we

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## Bidragsytere og utviklere

«Really Simple CAPTCHA» er programvare med åpen kildekode. Følgende personer har
bidratt til denne utvidelsen:

Bidragsytere

 *   [ Rock Lobster Inc. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rocklobsterinc/)
 *   [ Takayuki Miyoshi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/takayukister/)

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## Endringslogg

#### 2.4

 * Bumps up the minimum required WordPress version to 6.6.
 * Introduces the ReallySimpleCaptcha_Filesystem trait.
 * Uses SHA-256 as the hash algorithm.
 * Uses `wp_rand()` instead of `mt_rand()`.

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## Vurderinger

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## Bidragsytere

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