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reCaptcha Protected Downloads

Description

Use the shortcode `[recaptcha-protected-download]` to wrap any direct download link that you’d like reCaptcha to process.

`[recaptcha-protected-download]https://example.com/download.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]`

Example

Here’s my `hello world` post HTML:

Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content Generator which you can download from <a href="[recaptcha-protected-download]https://my-cdn.tld/static/content-generator.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]">here</a>.

You can also download WordPress following <a href="[recaptcha-protected-download]https://wordpress.org/latest.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]">this URL</a>

Which is parsed as follows:

Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content Generator which you can download from <a href="#rcpdl=371bce9996c0afc711648c2c4f3d5c97">here</a>.

You can also download WordPress following <a href="#rcpdl=7039e773658ed3c70d50e791ed4940fd">this URL</a>

About

This plugin opts to generate fake links (anchors) controlled with JavaScript to open up a modal once clicked to opt users to complete the anti-spam test with Google reCaptcha.

Once a user successfully submits a test, an AJAX callback will then verify the response and parse the download.

`md5` is used to hash the download links and fetch them later once a user submits a test.

You must provide your Google reCaptcha credentials which you can obtain from this page

Once you activate the plugin, you should now navigate to “Settings” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” (or “Options” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” for network activated plugin) and add your Google reCaptcha credentials (public and private keys) which you can obtain from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin

The development version of this plugin is hosted on Github, feel free to fork it, contribute and improve it, or start a new issue if you want to report something like an unusual bug.

Here’s the Github repo: https://github.com/elhardoum/recaptcha-protected-downloads

Thank you!

Screenshots

  • reCaptcha popup after clicking download link

Installation

  1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
  2. Search for ‘reCaptcha Protected Downloads’
  3. Activate reCaptcha Protected Downloads from your Plugins page. You will have to activate it for the whole network.

Once you activate the plugin, you should now navigate to “Settings” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” (or “Options” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” for network activated plugin) and add your Google reCaptcha credentials (public and private keys) which you can obtain from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin

Reviews

Jun 9, 2018
Edit: I just found out that doesn’t work with multiple links in the same post. Just one per post, that needs an improvement. Original review: Simple, easy and functional It does what it says it does. Works flawlessly even with ad blockers and privacy settings on.
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Contributors & Developers

“reCaptcha Protected Downloads” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

0.1

  • Initial stable release.