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==Google's recaptcha== | ==Google's recaptcha== | ||
===What is recaptcha and how/will it help prevent spam ?=== | ===What is recaptcha and how/will it help prevent spam?=== | ||
For answers to those questions you can look at google's page about recaptcha(https://google.com/recaptcha) | For answers to those questions you can look at google's page about recaptcha (https://google.com/recaptcha) | ||
===Installation=== | ===Installation=== | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 26 October 2019
Google's recaptcha
What is recaptcha and how/will it help prevent spam?
For answers to those questions you can look at google's page about recaptcha (https://google.com/recaptcha)
Installation
This installation guide requires Wordpress 3.8 or higher
- Go to the Wordpress recaptcha plugin site (https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-captcha/) and download the latest version on our site in to the Wordpress installation folder
- Extract the contents of the archive in to ./wp-content/plugins/
- Navigate to the Wordpress admin dashbord and select the plugin link (on the left side of the dashboard)
- Activate the google recaptcha plugin
- This will give you a link to the configuration page of the plugin or you can select the settings link located below the plugin
- Follow the instructions on the page and depending on your configuration recaptcha will start
Video instructions
The makers of the Wordpress recaptcha have a video tutorial. This will supplement the above instructions, particularly the last step. (https://youtu.be/RUJ9VwZLFSY)
