Going back to reCaptcha V2
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I have recently upgraded to version 5.1 of Contact Form 7; that is the one that supports Google reCaptcha V3…
I am now getting swamped with spam mail. This was never an issue with reCaptcha V2, but now that the “I am not a Robot” block no longer displays in V3; I am getting tarred en fired!
Can I go back to using V2 of reCaptcha and have it displayed on my contact form as before? I know about Akismed, but I am trying to avoid that if possible. I have tried adding a math problem that must be solved before the mail will go through, but that did not work. I am not trying the Honey Pot addon to see if that will work. It is possible that the mail are being send manually, but for someone to keep this pace up means that who ever this person is; they must not get any sleep!
I will try finding a solution on my own until I hear from you and if I do, I will post it here.
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You can download previous versions of the plugin from the plugin page on www.ads-software.com – just click “Advanced View” on the right of the page, then scroll down and you’ll see a selection dropdown with different versions to choose from. Download the zip file and install the plugin manually.
Alternatively, you can use the plugin WP Rollback – just install and activate and then you’ll see an option on the plugin page called “Rollback” under each plugin name. Click that and select the version you want on the next page.
After doing this, you may have to reenter your reCaptcha V2 keys on the integration page. And be careful not to update CF7 again, or you’ll have to do all this over again.
With either option, you should create a backup of your site prior to installing the old plugin just to be safe.
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