Block spam contacts with the system Google reCAPTCHA and adding the Honeypots to your contact forms. You won't get any more nagging fake contact emails from your forms, avoiding polluting the Analytics statistics.
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Introduces a blocker for bots, blocking the compilation of contact forms made by automatic bots. There are multiple versions of the reCAPTCHA system (e.g. v2 or v3) that use different confirmation systems to determine if the user is a human being. v2 requires you to compile tests, while v3 is based on a score calculated internally by Google.
Sometimes yes. It is crucial to pay attention to spam requests sent by bots because they often contain fraudulent links.
In English “honey jar”, is a computer jargon that indicates a trap that is hidden in the contact forms to recognize requests from real users from fraudulent bot requests.
Over a million uses, Google requires a pay-as-you-go basis. Difficult to reach those volumes and, in any case, the expense is in the order of magnitude of the dozens.
The v3 version of Google's reCAPTCHA is non-invasive . Old versions of the reCAPTCHA (e.g. v2) ask users to perform tests (e.g. calculations, transcribe codes, click on boats, etc.) and can, in part, damage the user experience, therefore we always recommend installing the version 3 less invasive.
reCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA system provided by Google that allows web hosts to distinguish between human and automated access to websites and prevent robots from sending contact requests.
By installing reCAPTCHA and Honeypots on your site it is possible protect yourself from spam contacts and give it abuse by robots, reducing the number of spam emails coming from website forms.
Installing reCAPTCHA on your website is via Google Cloud Platform and it is possible to choose between different versions (eg v2 and v3) which use different confirmation systems to determine if the user is a human being.
Afterwards, the integration with WordPress is done by inserting the keys provided by Google and applying to each form of your site i reCAPTCHA and Honeypot hidden fields, this way you will no longer receive annoying contact emails from robots.
Owning the reCAPTCHA system allows you to be sure of receive contacts only from people in the flesh and secure one increased website security.
Eliminating spam contacts you will protect your company from possible external attacks, as very often emails from robots contain fraudulent links that can damage your site and/or your business systems.
Very often people avoid putting the reCAPTCHA system on the website because it can annoy the user when filling out the form. However, the new versions of reCAPTCHA provided by Google no longer require the compilation of tests, but detect the presence of a human through a score calculated internally by Google.
Choosing the latest reCAPTCHA versions, therefore, will allow you to secure your site from spam contacts without harming the user experience.
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