Install a CAPTCHA plugin in WordPress

SPAM is often created by a bot rather than a human, one way for your WordPress website to distinguish between the two is to install a CAPTCHA plugin.

1. Log in to WordPress
2. Go to Plugins, then click Add New.
3. Enter "CAPTCHA" in the 'Search Plugins' box
4. Click on the name of the plugin to learn more about it
5. After locating the plugin you prefer, click Install Now

Next steps

• After installing a CAPTCHA plugin it will need to be activated.

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