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ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

by IQComputing

Version: 1.4.9

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Description

Contact Form 7 v5.1 dropped support for reCaptcha v2 along with the [recaptcha] tag December 2018. This plugin brings that functionality back from Contact Form 7 5.0.5 and re-adds the [recaptcha] tag.

If this plugin is installed before updating Contact Form 7 from v5.0.5 to v5.1.1 then it will carry over your old API keys. At that point you will just need to head to this plugins settings page to tell the website to use reCaptcha v2.

Once installed and configured it should be the same reCaptcha functionality you are used to in previous versions of Contact Form 7.

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Contact Form 7 is required to work with this plugin.

  1. Install this (ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7) plugin
  2. Update Contact Form 7 to the latest version
  3. Re-add the reCaptcha version 2 API keys (if no keys are currently set). For more information you may read How to Generate Google reCAPTCHA v2 Keys by IQComputing and Contact Form 7 documentation
  4. Using the left-hand admin navigation in the Contact Form 7 subpages click “reCaptcha Version” (Contact -> reCaptcha Version)
  5. Once on the “ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7” settings page, select from the select list “reCaptcha Version 2” and click “save”

Once the version 2 API keys are set, the version 2 has been selected in the plugin settings, all [recaptcha] tags will be replaced with the expected Google reCaptcha on all forms.

  1. Settings page

    Settings page

Will this plugin work with Version 3 keys?

No and yes. Google reCaptcha has specific keys for each API. If you are doing an upgrade from a previous version of Contact Form 7 to the current version you will need to re-add the Version 2 API keys using the traditional method. That being said you can set the plugin usage to default and it will use the inherit Contact Form 7 reCaptcha Version 3 API.

Where do I add my Version 2 keys?

Under Contact -> Integration you can see a “reCAPTCHA” service box where you may either “Setup Integration” following instructions from the Contact Form 7 documentation. If you already have keys set you will need to click the “Remove Keys” button and re-add them following the Contact Form 7 documentation.

I’ve added the Version 2 keys but nothing has changed

If you have added the Version 2 keys and you still do not see the reCaptcha show up on your forms please check the following:

  1. In WordPress admin, under Contact -> reCaptcha Version please ensure that you have “reCaptcha Version 2” selected and saved.
  2. On your contact forms please ensure that you have the [recaptcha] tag somewhere in the form.

Should the above be correct, at this point it’s time to open a support thread for us to look into the issue further.

Great job !

By Ishko on January 21, 2025

Works perfectly. ReCaptcha V3 is sometimes not compatible with cookies managers. This resolved the issue for me with tarteaucitron.io
Thanks !

Thank you!

By Martin Tonev (micro-design) on May 22, 2024

You fix this stupid plugin the creators of Contact Form 7 to remove the ReCaptcha v2.

The problem is all themes are integrated with them

Thanks!

By Danylo (danyloaksynin) on May 10, 2024

Thank you, for this plugin!

Perfect match for my site

By Alex Agranov (alexagr) on September 21, 2023

I have multiple forms based on CF7 on my site and default reCAPTCHAv3 implementation sometimes blocked the submission for no apparent reason.

This plugin allows me to decide which forms should be protected and which not. And also uses reCAPTCHAv2 which makes the rejection process much more transparent to user.

Contact Form 7 no longer supports reCAPTCHA V2

By xu wu (wuxu) on February 23, 2023

Contact Form 7 no longer supports reCAPTCHA V2

The latest version of the reCAPTCHA API is v3. Contact Form 7 5.1 and later uses this reCAPTCHA v3 API. reCAPTCHA v3 works in the background so users don’t need to read blurred text in an image or even tick the “I’m not a robot” checkbox.

Can you still add an option for a V3 version? Thank you!

reCaptcha V2 is back

By rix (ten31tech) on September 6, 2022

Thank you for this plugin, we can use reCaptcha v2 again.

Fantastic Plugin for Those needing more SPAM Protection

By danieleasterbrook on May 9, 2022

I found this plugin great as Contact Form 7 using the Google captcha V3 does filter a majority of bad spiders/bots/crawlers, however I find the v2 version quite stable and seems to work better for my type of website. Many thanks.

Works, but so much spam gets through

By joec002 on April 25, 2022

V3 was blocking way too much, V2 allows too much through.

Great

By Alain Aubry (caban13) on March 10, 2022

Worked just fine after the first try! I am coming here after the ethical collapse of CAPTCHA 4WP. I don’t understand how people expect to get money out of a system that is given for free by Google.

Restored recaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

By stietz on January 26, 2022

I used this to restore recaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 after "CAPTCHA 4WP" plugin made this a premium feature without warning. Thanks you for the work!

1.4.9 (2025-04-15)

  • Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 6.8+
  • Fixes to the [recaptcha] tag generator

1.4.8 (2024-11-13)

  • Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 6.7+
  • Updates Contact Form 7 Tag Generator to v2

1.4.7 (2024-05-22)

  • Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 6.5+

1.4.6 (2024-04-10)

  • Improved desription text ( Thanks @rickcurran )
  • Tested and updated to support WordPress 6.5 Regina
  • Version:Version: 1.4.9
  • Active installs:Active installs: 300K
  • Last updated:Last updated: 5 months ago
  • Requires:Requires: 4.9
  • Tested:Tested: 6.7.2
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