Recaptcha 3 + logo of Recaptcha all over my blog

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/recaptcha-v3-script-is-being-added-to-all-pages/#post-10983560

You can drop that code into your functions.php to selectively load it only on pages with a contact form.

Or you can switch to a different form plugin that allows the use of V2 recaptcha.

@plugin-author, this update was a deal breaker and was poorly executed.
– Pushing a V2 -> V3 switch without an opt-in means you are voluntarily breaking clients’ contact forms until they go out of their way to fix it. I have several clients that updated without realizing this was breaking their contact forms.
– Despite the name, V3 is not a straight upgrade from V2. Even if it were loading only on form pages, V2 is still preferable for people that don’t want to have your web design decisions forced on their websites.
– The fact that it loads on every page is egregious. You realize people are getting popups to pick cars on page load on every page of a website?

Thanks for your effort making a great plugin for all these years. Unfortunately we’ve had to remove it from all our sites it was in use on.

You should remove the plugin. Recaptcha v3 is not GDPR compliantr and a major pain. It scans the users actions permanently. I am searching for a replacement myself.

@samvw and @phalancs are correct. Read their replies.

I think this is ridiculous. It has caused me a lot of work. Why is it forcing v3 reCaptcha on us? It should ask after updating if we want to stay with v2 or change to v3.

And also I have had lots of users complaining about spam emails because of this update too! Plus, I do not want my users tracked by Google!

I have been using this plugin for years and this is the first problem with it.

Here is a temporary workaround which I have had to do 13 times because of this!!! I hope this helps you all like it did me until the dev fixes Contact Form 7 (or until I find another alternative plugin).

Step 1 (Get the old version):
Download the old pre-captcha v3 version of Contact Form 7:
https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/contact-form-7.5.0.5.zip

Step 2 (Disable new version):
I recommend putting your site in maintenance mode here.
Go to the plugins folder of your wordpress installation via file browser or sftp.
Cut and paste the existing Contact Form 7 folder to your PC as a backup (just in case).

Step 3 (Install old version):
Go to your WordPress site and go to plugins.
Upload the .zip for version 5.0.5
Activate Contact Form 7 5.0.5
At this point your Contact Form 7 setting should all still be saved if all went right.

Step 4 (Recaptcha v2 Keys):
Go to Contact > Integration and set up your reCaptcha v2 keys like you did before.

Step 5 (Test):
Check your contact form(s) are working correctly

Step 6 (Stop it happening again)
If you want, you can install the plugin Easy Updates Manager to block the old version from updating.
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/
Go to Dashboard > Updates Options
Select the Plugins tab
set Contact Form 7 to Blocked

Now Contact Form 7 will not update until you allow it to.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by paul_g_787. Reason: spelling mistake

To answer original question:

Basic CSS hack to suppress badge:

.grecaptcha-badge {
display:none;
}

See https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/annoying-floating-recaptcha-box/ for a more detailed range of options.

NOTE: Not updating CF7 as suggested by @paul_g_787 is always a bit risky.

Although that fixes the icon it does not stop the new tracking and allows Google to track all of your visitors.

As I said in my post (not updating) is a temporary workaround for those (like me) who have not yet found a suitable solution.

Oh and also, not displaying the reCaptcha v3 badge is against the reCaptcha terms of service unless you tell your visitors by some other means Google is tracking them.

@buzztone that’s just a cosmetic hack but does not remove the actual code, which @paul_g_787 correctly points out is doing bad things.

Reverted to v5.0.5 until hopefully this is fixed by the developer.

Thank you for all your answers.

@paul_g_787 I went back to old version… thanks for the steps ??