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Hello,

There have been a few reports of compatibility issues with WP Rocket, but we haven’t found an optimal workaround. We recommend adding the reCaptcha Callback script into the script excludes. Specifically, we want to make sure that the load is not being deferred, then if you’re still running into issues you can add it to the modification exclusions.

The script slug is: wpcf7-recaptcha-controls

The script relative URL is:
/wpcf7-recaptcha/assets/js/wpcf7-recaptcha-controls.js

You may need to reach out to WP Rocket for specifics but here are some documentation we found on the WP Rocket website:

https://docs.wp-rocket.me/article/976-exclude-files-from-defer-js

https://docs.wp-rocket.me/article/915-find-the-right-js-files-to-exclude-from-minification

Hopefully, with the above instructions you’re able to solve your issue. Should you have any additional questions please reply back to this thread and we will assist further. Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Hello,

It does look like the ReCaptcha is implemented properly. Note that at this point in its lifecycle, Google recommends upgrading to ReCaptcha v3.

Below We’ll outline some methods to help fight against spam:

– We see you have a plaintext email address in the footer of your website. While this is nice for visitors, bots can scrap this email address and add it to their spam lists. We recommend removing this in favor of linking to your contact page.

– Depending on the Spam you’re receiving, you can block specific email addresses or keywords by visiting “Settings > Discussion” in your admin panel. In the “Disallowed Comment Keys” section, you can enter specific keywords to block – any contact form submissions which have these keywords, email addresses, or IP addresses that you input here will be marked as spam and not sent. For more information, we recommend reading the Contact Form documentation regarding this subject -> https://contactform7.com/comment-blacklist/

– In your Google Recaptcha Admin Console, in API key settings for your ReCaptcha v2 API Key is a Security Preference you can increase to try and mitigate Spam submissions. For more information, please see Googles documentation -> https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/settings

– Upgrade to ReCaptcha v3. You would no longer need this plugin installed as Contact Form 7 inherently supports v3 out of the box. ReCaptcha v3 is what both Google and Contact Form 7 recommend as a modern solution to Spam prevention. For more information, please review Contact Form 7’s documentation -> https://contactform7.com/recaptcha/

Hopefully, using the above notes, you’re able to mitigate the Spam submissions that you’re receiving. Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reply to this thread, and we can assist further. Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Hello @ajtruckle

One important note I forgot to mention is that WordPress has it’s own built-in spam filtering system that you may find helpful. In theory, using this method should work regardless of what plugin you choose to use to prevent spam.

Under “Settings > Discussion” is a texarea for “Disallowed Comment Keys”. One “Key” per line. Populating this with a list of “disallowed” keywords should mark any submission with keywords found as Spam. For example, if you’re getting many emails that use the word “explicit” but not something your clients would submit with, adding “explicit” to the list would mark the submission as spam upon submission.

For more information please review Contact Form 7’s article on the subject:

https://contactform7.com/comment-blacklist/

@ajtruckle Thank you for providing your website! We’ve taken a look at the contact form, and it appears to be working as expected. The form doesn’t submit without filling out the reCaptcha. Disabling Javascript and trying to submit also comes back with an expected error. Unfortunately, it’s unclear how spam submissions are getting through at this time.

If you continue to have spam issues it may be best to try one of the alternatives suggested in our previous reply, Akismet, or upgrade to ReCaptcha v3. Hopefully using one of these solutions you’re able to resolve your spam troubles.

Hello,

This plugin was put together solely to replace the dropped support for ReCaptcha v2 in the Contact Form 7 plugin. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, Google works on the actual reCaptcha implementation and recommends moving to version 3 as version 2 is not as strong as it once was. Technology has changed a lot since ReCaptcha v2s initial release in 2014. If you dislike ReCaptcha v3 and bots are penetrating ReCaptcha v2, you may want to try a different Recaptcha entirely, such as hCaptcha.

Hopefully, you’re able to find an alternative solution to your spam problems. Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns in regards to this plugin please open a support thread and we can assist you further. Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Hello,

We’ve just pushed update 1.3.9 which should hopefully address this issue. In the last few versions, the reCaptcha script was enqueued globally to support Full Site Editing themes (which do not support late/inline enqueues). Now, we’ve added a conditional which should enqueue as needed on non-FSE websites. Please update to the latest version of this plugin, clear the cache, and if you still have issues with it displaying you may reply back to this thread and we can investigate further. Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Hello,

I’ve added an answer to your question in the thread linked below:

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/visible-only-with-recaptcha-net-source/

Hello,

It looks like the ReCaptchas on the current forms is not this plugin ReCaptchas. Are there any caching/minifying plugins like WP Rocket or WP Super Cache installed? If so, you might try adding the following to the excluded modification/concatenation list:

/wp-content/plugins/wpcf7-recaptcha/assets/js/wpcf7-recaptcha-controls.js

Ensure that the plugin is up to date.

Additionally, you can install the WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting Plugin. This will allow you to safely disable plugins and revert to a default theme. You may read over their documentation for more details. Using this method, you can narrow down if there are any conflicts with other plugins or themes.

This seems like a plugin conflict as we can’t replicate the issue on our end. Having multiple forms in the content works as expected, using apply_shortcodes() in the footer and having one in the content works as expected. The above suggestions are our best guess to help narrow down the issue.

Should you continue to have issues with our plugin, here are some alternatives that claim to work with Contact Form 7:

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/invisible-recaptcha/

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/astoundify-recaptcha/

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-captcha/

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-recaptcha-integration/

Hopefully, you’re able to use the above information to solve your issue. Should you have any additional questions please reply back to this thread and we can assist further. Have a wonderful rest of your week!