Title: reCapcha doesn’t function anymore Last modified: December 15, 2018 --- # reCapcha doesn’t function anymore * [bogdantaut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogdantaut/) * (@bogdantaut) * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recapcha-doesnt-function-anymore/) * looks like after updateing to wordpress 5, recapcha functions in Contact Form 7 doesn’t work anymore; the field doesn’t show in the front-end but also when configuring a form, I don’t see the button of adding the recaptha field anymore * I put it in the form with following syntax * please help me out - This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by [bogdantaut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogdantaut/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Frecapcha-doesnt-function-anymore%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [Klatch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klatch/) * (@klatch) * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recapcha-doesnt-function-anymore/#post-10993025) * reCAPTCHA v3 doesn’t need a CAPTCHA widget (the “I’m not a robot” checkbox used in reCAPTCHA v2) to work, so [recaptcha] form-tags are no longer necessary. If[ recaptcha] form-tags are found in a form template, Contact Form 7 5.1 or higher ignores them and replaces them with an empty string. * [https://contactform7.com/recaptcha/](https://contactform7.com/recaptcha/) * [reinae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reinae/) * (@reinae) * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recapcha-doesnt-function-anymore/#post-10993244) * But why? I prefer the v2 with “I’m a robot” checkbox and I was using it. * Why a developers decided to ignore the fact of existing Google reCAPTCHA? And if the newest version doesn’t use it anymore, why there is still an option for placing a key? It has no sense for me and I feel confused. * [mwarbinek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwarbinek/) * (@mwarbinek) * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recapcha-doesnt-function-anymore/#post-10994271) * Go to this recent post for 3 fixes, one that includes v2 Google recaptcha. * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/3-spam-fixes-contact-form-7-v5-1/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/3-spam-fixes-contact-form-7-v5-1/) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘reCapcha doesn’t function anymore’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-7/assets/icon.svg?rev=2339255) * [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/reviews/) ## Tags * [Recaptcha not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/recaptcha-not-working/) * [spam not blocked](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/spam-not-blocked/) * 3 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [mwarbinek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwarbinek/) * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recapcha-doesnt-function-anymore/#post-10994271) * Status: not resolved