Everest Forms Custom Captcha

Description

The Custom Captcha add-on adds an anti-robot validation field to the Everest Forms form builder, generating mathematical challenges or custom questions that visitors must answer before submitting the form. This mechanism blocks automated bot submissions without relying on external services like reCAPTCHA, keeping the signup flow fast and protecting contact, newsletter, and survey forms from recurring spam.

Key Features

• Native captcha field
  Adds a dedicated field to the Everest Forms drag-and-drop panel.
• Automatic math challenges
  Generates simple addition, subtraction or multiplication operations on each form load.
• Custom questions
  Allows registering question-and-answer pairs defined by the site administrator.
• Submit-time validation
  Checks the answer before submission and blocks the action if the value is incorrect.
• No external dependency
  Works locally, without calls to third-party APIs or service keys.

Benefits of Custom Captcha

• Less spam in forms
  Reduces automated submissions that pollute inboxes and databases.
• Preserved privacy
  Prevents sharing visitor data with external verification services.
• Faster loading
  Eliminates heavy third-party captcha scripts, keeping the form fast.
• Simple setup
  Enables protection with a few clicks, without the need for registrations or complex integrations.

Target Audience

• Sites that receive high volumes of spam in contact and newsletter forms.
• Administrators who prefer anti-bot protection without relying on third-party services.
• Companies that value visitor data privacy and LGPD compliance.
• Everest Forms users who wish for fast and customizable validation on submissions.

Recommended for those who maintain public forms on institutional sites, blogs, and landing pages, this Custom Captcha add-on provides a self-contained protection layer against robots without affecting the experience of users who truly want to send a message. The practical result is a cleaner inbox, higher quality leads, and less time spent filtering fraudulent submissions in the WordPress dashboard.

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