Title: adding reCaptcha – problem
Last modified: December 19, 2018

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# adding reCaptcha – problem

 *  [philippowell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philippowell/)
 * (@philippowell)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-recaptcha-problem/)
 * I have attempted to update reCaptcha but i get an error returned that says the
   error is in the reply to field
 * Reply-To: [your-email]
    !(configuration error) Invalid mailbox syntax is used
   in the Reply-To field.
 * Im not sure what to do as it seems that I cannot get the recaptcha to be added
   to the contact form without getting this error I have tried a number of times
   and still getting this, any ideas?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadding-recaptcha-problem%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [philippowell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philippowell/)
 * (@philippowell)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-recaptcha-problem/#post-11010049)
 * I have found if I start a new contact form and do not edit it I can get it to
   work, but then the message that comes through with no content see below:
    Begin
   forwarded message:
 * From: Toni Powell <admin@tonipowell.me>
    Subject: Toni Powell “[your-subject]”
   Date: 20 December 2018 at 10:04:24 am AEST To: [admin@tonipowell.me](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-recaptcha-problem/admin@tonipowell.me?output_format=md)
 * From: [your-name] <[your-email]>
    Subject: [your-subject]
 * Message Body:
    [your-message]
 * —
    This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Toni Powell ([https://tonipowell.me](https://tonipowell.me))
 *  Plugin Author [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * (@buzztone)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-recaptcha-problem/#post-11229185)
 * > I have attempted to update reCaptcha but i get an error returned that says 
   > the error is in the reply to field.
 * reCAPTCHA is handled entirely by [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7)(
   the plugin that Contact Form 7 Skins extends).
 * For support on this problem you should [create a question ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/#new-post)
   in the Contact Form 7 Support Forum. If you provide suitable info on the specific
   nature of your problem, someone will generally be able to help you there.
 * _This is not a [Contact Form 7 Skins](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-skins/)
   issue._

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## Tags

 * [reCAPTCHA](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/recaptcha/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-recaptcha-problem/#post-11229185)
 * Status: not resolved