How Do I Add a reCAPTCHA to a Form in WordPress?
Adding a reCAPTCHA to a form in WordPress is simple, and can be done in just a few minutes. First, add a new file to your WordPress site, and name it “reCAPTCHA.
php”. In this file, add the following code:.
‘text’,
‘instance’ => 1,
‘reset_text’ => ‘Enter the text of a CAPTCHA’,
‘label’ => __( ‘Please enter a text CAPTCHA’ ),
‘default_validity’ => 5,
‘format’ => ‘html’,
‘locale’ => ‘en_US’,
‘theme_location’ => ‘wp-content/plugins/reCAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA.php’
)) );
?>
Next, add the following line to your theme’s functions.php file:
wp_captcha();
Finally, add the following line to your form’s “action” section:
wp_captcha( array(
Now, when someone fills out your form, they will need to enter the text of a CAPTCHA. This will help protect your site from bots, and help keep your users safe. Finally, you can provide a helpful message to your users when the Captcha is entered correctly, by adding the following line to your form’s “output” section:
Thank you for entering the text of a CAPTCHA! Your input has been saved.
If you’d like to learn more about adding CAPTCHAs to your forms, or about any other WordPress topics, be sure to check out our blog. We’d love to help you out.