Title: CAPTCHA – Image Verification
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# CAPTCHA – Image Verification

 *  [loganaew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loganaew/)
 * (@loganaew)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/)
 * Please implement an advanced image verification/CAPTCHA for comments on posts
   from guests/bots. I’ve gotten so many spam messages from automated posts it’s
   just not funny, I’ve enabled comment moderation against my black list and it 
   usually catches them however I still have to login and delete them, it’s just
   annoying. There are plugins but a lot of them don’t work well.
 * It’d be nice if it was an on/off option, also for registered members make it 
   by default not required for them to enter image verification code/CAPTCHA, but
   still make it an option to turn on even for them.
 * Thanks!

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364179)
 * There are quite a few plugins that will do this (add captcha) for you. However,
   be aware that there are now quite a few automated ways around most of ’em. And
   no end of interesting theories and discussions of which way is best.
 * Have you tried Akismet or Spam Karma 2 to manage the spam? Both do a great job.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364182)
 * there are already atleast 2 captcha plugins.
 * [search](http://wordpress.org/search/captcha?forums=1) and you shall find.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364255)
 * And of course:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Spam_Tools#Captcha](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Spam_Tools#Captcha)
 *  Thread Starter [loganaew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loganaew/)
 * (@loganaew)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364509)
 * It doesn’t matter that there are plugins, I’m aware that there are plugins. Can
   features not be requested that are already plugins?
 * I really think CAPTCHA image verification should be a default feature, with automated
   spam growing it should be implemented by default.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364513)
 * And can third-party solutions not be suggested to people making feature suggestions?
   You may have made it, but you won’t be the only one reading it, and it’s important
   that others know they can already find options out there if they so desire.
 * There are many things which will likely never make it into the WordPress core.
   I suspect any sort of CAPTCHA technology for comment moderation is one. And not
   just because such methods often bar access to the visually impaired. But there’s
   no reason you shouldn’t feel free to suggest it be added as a feature. Afterall,
   it [wouldn’t be the first time](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/527#post-4220).
 *  [nigel5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nigel5/)
 * (@nigel5)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364623)
 * I h ave had a look at the 4 or 5 captcha plugins I have found in varying places,
   but none of them seem to address registering a user.
 * Would anyone know if there is a plugin for this?
 * Thanks
    Nigel.

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-image-verification/#post-364623)
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