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reCAPTCHA in WP comments form

reCAPTCHA in WP comments form is an ANTISPAM tool that adds a Google reCAPTCHA to the comments form and protects your site from the spam robots threat …

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Tested up to WordPress 5.1
Current version9.1.2
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.1
Minimum stackWP 4.0.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update22 Apr 20197y ago
Active installations7K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.1 / 5 from 20 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records reCAPTCHA in WP comments form version 9.1.2 as active, updated 7y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.1.

Overview

About this plugin

reCAPTCHA in WP comments form plugin is an ANTISPAM tool that adds the visible Google reCAPTCHA field inside the comments form of your WP theme when the user is not logged in preventing fraudulent or deceptive comments.

The plugin also introduces a second verification process that detects the unauthorized direct accesses by spam robots to the WP comments system and allows you to decide what do you want to do with those comments.

Finally, the plugin has got an optional forced javascript output mode that lets you to add a reCAPTCHA field also in old WP themes that didn’t use the new WP form comments functions but they make a direct output of its own comments form.

FEATURES LIST

Basic Features

  • All variants of Google reCAPTCHA field are available
  • Two simple steps Installation Wizard
  • Automatic default configuration settings for all plugin components
  • Automatic default configuration for reCAPTCHA field
  • Configuration settings for Plugin
  • Configuration settings for ANTISPAM operation
  • Four modes of operation in case of spam robots threats (SPAM, TRASH, DELETE or DIE)
  • Visual configuration settings for Google reCAPTCHA: theme, size, type, align, language
  • Dynamic comments form sample for viewing configuration settings changes
  • Visual Help
  • RTL Language support
  • Admin Color scheme adapted

Middle features

  • Forced language option for reCAPTCHA field
  • Plugin blocks the submit button while reCAPTCHA field is not verified
  • Plugin changes HTML structure of the comments form to prevent malicious automatic sendings while reCAPTCHA field is not verified
  • Plugin also blocks other elements with [type=submit] inside form in case of a theme customized comments form
  • Plugin lets you to write your own additional CSS for the reCAPTCHA field
  • New restore default value buttons in plugin configuration section for helping you in case of changing WP theme, accidental errors, test environtments, etc.

Advanced features

  • reCAPTCHA verification process via AJAX before submitting the form
  • Second security checking process for preventing any security breach before saving the comment
  • Supporting four different WP comments form HTML structure types
  • Advanced plugin options based on HTML queries for inserting the reCAPTCHA plugin in all kinds of WP themes
  • Optional Forced javascript output that allows you to use the plugin with old WP themes that didn’t use function comment_form()
  • Advanced ID’s tags settings for using this plugin with WP Themes that creates its own comments form HTML struct
  • reCAPTCHA javascript initialization that prevents reCAPTCHA conflicts in case of that other plugins use reCAPTCHA.
  • New mínimum CSS styles for recaptcha alignment

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • antispam protection
  • comments antispam
  • comments recaptcha
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.1

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.1.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.0.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity22 Apr 20197y ago

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