Where does the captcha come from?

  • Resolved hamstair_toilichte

    (@hamstair_toilichte)


    4 years, 1 month ago

    This is a minor query for info, not a problem. In two of my sites, when I come to login as an admin with <site url>/login I get shown a captcha. I think this has appeared since a recent WP update. I’ve not paid it much attention, but it’s starting to bug me, mainly because I don’t know where it’s coming from. Both sites are super-basic and don’t have captcha plugins, so this must be native to newer versions of WP. Could some kind person please tell me where the captcha is coming from, and possibly how to control/configure it? What bothers me isn’t the captcha as the not knowing and not being in full control of my site…

    I have searched the fora for ‘captcha’ but have unsurprisingly got shedloads of results.

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  • Tyler

    (@tylerthedude)

    I don’t recall a default captcha being implemented on the WordPress login page. Whenever you visit the /login/ permalink, the wp-login.php file is loaded. When you view the source code on a version control system such as GitHub, there’s no mention of a captcha.

    It could quite possibly be coming from your hosting provider, as I’ve seen a few hosting providers implement functionality like this (especially if you set up WordPress through one of their installation wizards). You may want to try checking with them first.

    However, if that’s not the case then I’m sure the captcha would be coming from a plugin (possibly a security plugin).

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Please provide a link to a page on your site where we can see this. Thanks. Note: Your link will be public and we will not later remove it.

    Thread Starter hamstair_toilichte

    (@hamstair_toilichte)

    Thanks, Tyler, that’s a good point, and I think that you’re very likely right that it’s a hosting company feature. I’ll check with them. It did seem strange to me that it’d be built into the WP code. The company (123-reg) has snuck in the occasional ‘undocumented feature’ on these and other sites.

    Thanks for your reply too, Steven. A manifestation is at https://www.stlawrencechurchthorntoncurtis.org.uk/wp-login.php .

    It’s definitely not important or a problem. It did make me chuckle when I got presented with a captcha on logout ??

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    yeah, as the comes up before the login itself, it seems like a “hosting feature”.

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