wpsnoop: fix fancy-captcha plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin fancy-captcha conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.


Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by fancy-captcha, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with fancy-captcha.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what fancy-captcha leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does fancy-captcha version 1.2.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for fancy-captcha to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2.1 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 1.2.1 of fancy-captcha behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for fancy-captcha by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Which new files does fancy-captcha add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/ 359.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha.php 2.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/ 315.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/captcha.css 1.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/captcha.php 100.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/ 18.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/bg-content-div.png 151.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/bg-items.png 935.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/blank.gif 49.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/border-left.png 448.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/border-right.png 450.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/circle.png 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/input_bg.gif 157.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-clock.png 2.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-heart.png 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-none.png 2.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-note.png 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-pencil.png 1.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/item-scissors.png 2.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/imgs/wdb.png 683.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/jquery-1.6.2.min.js 89.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/jquery-ui.min.js 203.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/captcha/jquery.captcha.js 2.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/language/ 5.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/language/fancy-captcha-es_ES.mo 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/language/fancy-captcha-es_ES.po 1.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/language/fancy-captcha-zh_CN.mo 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/language/fancy-captcha-zh_CN.po 1.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/readme.txt 1.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/screenshot-1.png 18.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/fancy-captcha/screenshot-2.png 15.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

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Using fancy-captcha from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.


How to install fancy-captcha from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install fancy-captcha


How to activate fancy-captcha from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate fancy-captcha after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install fancy-captcha --activate


How to reinstall fancy-captcha from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of fancy-captcha which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install fancy-captcha --force


How to update fancy-captcha to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update fancy-captcha


How to delete fancy-captcha from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete fancy-captcha

Where can you download earlier versions of fancy-captcha?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of fancy-captcha from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in fancy-captcha

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with fancy-captcha. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.