v2 integration no longer an option?

  • Resolved cmd4400

    (@cmd4400)


    2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hi, not sure if I’m missing something very obvious…! After installing your plugin I selected “ReCaptcha v2” and hit ‘submit’. Then I clicked on Contact > Integrations and scrolled down to ReCaptcha… where I see it’s only possible to integrate v3.

    Is v2 no longer supported?

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  • Hey, the V2 recaptcha is still supported.

    Just set your recaptcha V2 keys into the recaptcha V3 integration form.

    Thread Starter cmd4400

    (@cmd4400)

    OK thanks, but just to confirm – that means it’s not possible to integrate both V2 and V3? i.e. it has to be one or the other?

    Plugin Author IQComputing

    (@iqcomputing)

    @cmd4400 This is true, you cannot run both v2 and v3 versions of ReCaptcha at the same time. If I recall correctly, the scripts Google needs to run for the 2 reCaptcha versions conflict.

    Thread Starter cmd4400

    (@cmd4400)

    OK thanks. It’s interesting that @joaopcos said I just need to select V3 from the dropdown and enter the V2 keys… I defintely saw a video where you could select V2 or V3 from the dropdown, but I guess if that’s no longer possible it makes sense, as you say @iqcomputing, that it’s becuase the scripts conflict. In any case, I now have V3 running, and honeypot on all my contact forms, but I’m still getting plenty of spam. Are there any other free tools I can use to stop spam getting through? Many thanks for your input!

    Plugin Author IQComputing

    (@iqcomputing)

    @cmd4400 In our settings via Contact > reCaptcha version you’re able to select the Default (v3) or v2, but again I don’t think you can run both at the same time.

    One mistake I see many websites make is that they’ll have a Contact Form, but then also in the body of their content, header, or footer they will display their contact email address. Spam bots will usually scrape website content and parse out the email addresses to spam.

    It’s also worth noting that because of how ReCaptcha v3 works it does need to be functioning on the website for a certain amount of time before it can “hone in” on spam/bot like behavior.

    Finally, you could also give hCaptcha a try as an alternative to Google ReCaptcha.

    Hopefully, you’re able to find a solution to your spam issues, best of luck!

    Thread Starter cmd4400

    (@cmd4400)

    @iqcomputing Thank you so much for your response! I was careful not to display the contact email address.. and so far all the spam is coming through the contact form. But hopefully, as you say, v3 will kick in after a while! I’ll check out hCaptcha – thanks for the tip! All the best!

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