{"id":3958,"date":"2022-03-08T08:03:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T08:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=3958"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:25:54","slug":"how-can-i-install-recaptcha-on-my-website","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/how-can-i-install-recaptcha-on-my-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I install reCAPTCHA on my website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CAPTCHA is an excellent program that prevents bots from leaving spam comments on your website through the use of distorted code.
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Using Google CAPTCHA (reCAPTCHA) <\/em>is a great solution to bot spam and ensures that only human users can interact with your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Install Google Captcha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google Captcha can be found in the WordPress directory<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the WP-Admind Dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Select Plugins<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the Add New <\/strong>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Enter reCAPTCHA by BestWebSoft<\/strong> into the search bar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Click the Install Now <\/strong>button to install the plugin to your website. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    To activate the reCAPTCHA click on Activate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 2. Set up the plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In the plugin settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Select reCAPTCHA<\/strong> to open the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. After that, click the Settings <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Select Get the API Keys<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Step 3. Get API keys from Google<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Follow the link to your Google account and validate the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In the menu shown below, you must create the Label Name<\/strong> and select your preferred type of Captcha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      After that, add the domain name that you are setting up. If you want other Gmail accounts to be added as owners and accept the Terms of Service. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      When you are ready, click on the Submit <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Step 4. Add the API keys to the plugin’s settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Once you fill in the details, you will be provided with two API keys (Site and Secret key)<\/strong> that you need to copy and paste into the plugin’s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Enable reCAPTCHA for all as shown in the screenshot above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      You can also skip the reCAPTCHA for Administrators if you like. When you are done with the settings, click on the Save Changes <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When you log out and log in to your dashboard, you will see the reCAPTCHA as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      And that\u2019s it! You\u2019ve now added the reCAPTCHA plugin to your WordPress website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Stuck at any point? Don\u2019t worry, just click the live chat widget in the bottom-right, and one of our support agents will assist you in under 30 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      CAPTCHA is an excellent program that prevents bots from leaving spam comments on your website through the use of distorted code. Using Google CAPTCHA (reCAPTCHA) is a great solution to bot spam and ensures that only human users can interact with your work. Step 1. Install Google Captcha Google Captcha can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":2,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[27],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3958","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3958"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13596,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3958\/revisions\/13596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=3958"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=3958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}