{"id":5120,"date":"2018-05-15T09:53:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T09:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5120"},"modified":"2024-06-21T08:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:31:49","password":"","slug":"add-captcha-protection-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/add-captcha-protection-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add captcha protection in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Captcha helps to protect a website from spamming by bots and other malicious actors.<\/p>\n<p>To add captcha protection in WordPress we will install a plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Log in to WordPress as the administrator.<\/p>\n<p>Under\u00a0Dashboard, click\u00a0Plugins, and then click\u00a0Add New.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0Search\u00a0text box, type\u00a0google captcha.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-300x33.png\" alt=\"recaptcha\" width=\"300\" height=\"33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-768x85.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-1024x113.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-50x6.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-920x102.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-600x66.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-320x35.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha.png 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0Search Plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Locate the\u00a0<strong>Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)<\/strong>plugin, and then click\u00a0Install Now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/plugin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/plugin.png 186w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/plugin-50x30.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/google-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/google-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/google-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/google-320x164.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/google.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After WordPress finishes installing the plugin, under\u00a0Dashboard, click\u00a0Plugins, and then click\u00a0Installed Plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Locate the\u00a0Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)\u00a0plugin, and then click\u00a0Activate.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0Settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-300x24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-768x61.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-50x4.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-600x47.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings-320x25.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/recaptcha-settings.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You must create a public and private key to use Google Captcha. To do this, click the registration link under\u00a0Authentication, and then follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<p>After you receive your keys from Google, type the public key into the\u00a0Public Key\u00a0text box, and type the private key into the\u00a0Private Key\u00a0text box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api-600x214.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api-320x114.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/api.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under\u00a0Options, select the settings that you want, and then click\u00a0Save Changes.<\/p>\n<p>CAPTCHAs are now activated for your site. To test this, go to your WordPress site&#8217;s front page, and then click the comment link for a post. WordPress displays a CAPTCHA in the submission form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captcha helps to protect a website from spamming by bots and other malicious actors. To add captcha protection in WordPress we will install a plugin. Log in to WordPress as the administrator. Under\u00a0Dashboard, click\u00a0Plugins, and then click\u00a0Add New. In the\u00a0Search\u00a0text box, type\u00a0google captcha. Click\u00a0Search Plugins. Locate the\u00a0Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)plugin, and then click\u00a0Install Now. 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