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Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, WooCommerce, Contact Forms & more. The user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free!

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.44.5
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.7 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update31 Oct 20261d ago
Active installations200K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.7 / 5 from 262 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile version 1.44.5 as active, updated 1d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Easily add Cloudflare Turnstile to all your WordPress website forms to protect them from spam!

A user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free!

Supported Forms

You can currently enable Turnstile on the following forms:

WordPress

  • Login Form
  • Registration Form
  • Password Reset Form
  • Comments Form

WooCommerce

  • Checkout
  • Pay For Order
  • Account Details Form
  • Login Form
  • Registration Form
  • Password Reset Form

Form Plugins

  • WPForms
  • Fluent Forms
  • Contact Form 7
  • Gravity Forms
  • Formidable Forms
  • Forminator Forms
  • Jetpack Forms
  • Kadence Forms
  • SureForms

Other Integrations

  • Elementor Pro Forms
  • Easy Digital Downloads Forms
  • Paid Memberships Pro Forms
  • Mailchimp for WordPress Forms
  • MailPoet Forms
  • BuddyPress Registration Form
  • bbPress Create Topic & Reply Forms
  • MemberPress Forms
  • Ultimate Member Forms
  • WP-Members Forms
  • WP User Frontend Forms
  • WP User Manager Forms
  • wpDiscuz Comments Form
  • CheckoutWC & Flux Checkout
  • Sunshine Photo Cart

This plugin is also compatible with WordPress Multisite, and most two-factor authentication (2FA) plugins.

Other Features

The plugin includes several other features and options:

  • Theme: Select the default theme for Turnstile.
  • Language: Set the default language for Turnstile.
  • Appearance Mode: Choose if Turnstile is always displayed, or only when an interaction is required.
  • Disable Submit Button: Disable the submit button on forms until the Turnstile challenge is completed.
  • Custom Error Message: Set your own custom error message for failed submissions.
  • Whitelist: Prevent Turnstile from showing for logged in users, or certain IP addresses (wildcards are not supported).
  • Resource Hint (Preconnect): Option to enable resource hint preconnect for improved performance.
  • Failsafe Mode: Option to enable failsafe mode. When Cloudflare is down, this mode will either allow submissions, or fallback to reCAPTCHA.
  • Debug Logging: Enable debug logging of Turnstile form submission events to help with troubleshooting.

Getting Started

It’s super quick and easy to get started with Cloudflare Turnstile!

  • Simply generate a “site key” and “secret key” in your Cloudflare account, and add these in the plugin settings page.
  • Select which forms Turnstile should be added to and click save.
  • Finally, click the “TEST API RESPONSE” button to make sure the Turnstile API response is working OK.
  • A new Cloudflare Turnstile challenge will then be displayed on your selected forms to protect them from spam!

For more detailed instructions, please see our setup guide.

What is Cloudflare Turnstile?

Cloudflare Turnstile delivers frustration-free, CAPTCHA-free web experiences to website visitors.

Turnstile is an anti-spam filter that stops abuse and confirms visitors are real without the data privacy concerns or awful UX that CAPTCHA thrusts on users.

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Is it free to use?

Yes, this plugin is completely free with no paid version, and does not include any additional data tracking.

Cloudflare Turnstile is also a completely free service.

Plugin Languages

Currently available in 14 languages. Thank you to all the contributers! If you would like to help contribute translations, please click here.

Other Information

  • For help & suggestions, please create a support topic.
  • Follow the developer @ElliotSowersby on Twitter.
  • View on GitHub

Support The Plugin

If you would like to support the continued development and support of this plugin, you can make a donation.

Trademark Notice

Cloudflare, the Cloudflare logo, and Cloudflare Workers are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Cloudflare, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.

This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Cloudflare, Inc.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • captcha
  • cloudflare
  • protect
  • spam
  • turnstile
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.7 · PHP not listed
Update activity31 Oct 20261d ago

“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.

Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version1.44.41.44.5
Version1.44.31.44.4
Version1.44.01.44.3
WordPress compatibility7.1.27.1.4
Version1.43.21.44.0
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.2
Version1.43.11.43.2
Version1.43.01.43.1
Version1.42.31.43.0
Version1.42.21.42.3
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