hCaptcha

hCaptcha protects your forms by ensuring that real people fill them out, not bots. It helps stop spam and unwanted submissions. 

With SureForms, you can easily add hCaptcha to your forms, keeping your site secure without affecting the user experience.

This guide will show you how to set up hCaptcha in your forms and configure it for the best protection.

How To Enable hCaptcha In Your WordPress Forms

To add hCaptcha to your SureForms forms, follow these steps:

1. Get Your Site Key & Secret Key From hCaptcha

First, sign up for an hCaptcha account if you haven’t already. Once you sign up, you’ll receive a Site Key and a Secret Key on the next screen.

Note: Be sure to copy and save your Secret Key immediately, as it won’t be visible after this step. If you lose it, you’ll need to generate a new one by following this article.

Next, go to your hCaptcha dashboard and:

• Go to Sites and click the “Add Site” button.

• Enter a name for your site (this is for your internal reference).

• Here, enter your domain name in the following format: “example.com” and click on the “+” icon.

• Choose the hCaptcha behavior and set the difficulty level for the user verification. This controls how challenging the verification process will be for users.

• Finally, click “Save” to store these settings.

Once saved, your site will appear in the Sites dashboard. Click on it again to copy your Site Key.

Now that you have both your Site Key and Secret Key, you’re ready to add them to SureForms.

2. Add hCaptcha Site & Secret Key To SureForms

To add the keys to your WordPress dashboard:

• Go to SureForms > Settings, then select “Spam Protection”.

• Click the “hCaptcha” tab and paste both your Site Key and Secret Key here.

Once pasted, SureForms will automatically save them. Now, you can enable hCaptcha on any of your individual forms.

3. Enabling hCaptcha On Individual Forms

Now, open the form you want to protect with hCaptcha, and then:

• Go to Advanced > Anti-Spam Settings.

• Select “hCaptcha” from the Security Type dropdown.

Once done, click on the “Save” button in the editor to save these changes. 

Preview your form on the front end to see how the hCaptcha verification box appears. For example:

That’s all! If you have any trouble enabling hCaptcha, reach out for help. We’re here for you!