{"id":854,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/gd-recaptcha-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:24:12","slug":"gd-recaptcha-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/gd-recaptcha\/gd-recaptcha-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"GD reCAPTCHA &#8211; Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockstrap-blockstrap-widget-alert d-flex align-items-center fade show alert alert-success mb-3\" role=\"alert\"><span class=\"fas fa-check-circle me-2\"><\/span><span class=\"flex-grow-1\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ayecode-connect\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ayecode-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AyeCode Connect <\/a>plugin now provides CloudFlare Turnsitle (Captcha) for free and is our preferred choice.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"alert alert-info\">This setup guide will run through a typical setup of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/gd-recaptcha\/\">GD reCAPTCHA<\/a> extension from start to finish.<\/section>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/gd-recaptcha\/\">GD reCAPTCHA<\/a> helps you combat spam by adding Google reCAPTCHA spam control to your directory. You can add anti-spam checks to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Listing (GeoDirectory)<\/li>\n<li>Reviews (GeoDirectory)<\/li>\n<li>Claim Listing (GeoDirectory)<\/li>\n<li>Login (WordPress)<\/li>\n<li>Registration (WordPress)<\/li>\n<li>Comments (WordPress)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"alert alert-info\">For a <strong>full list of features <\/strong>see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/gd-recaptcha\/\">GD reCAPTCHA product page.<br \/><\/a><\/section>\n<h2>Installation<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>first step<\/strong> if you haven&#8217;t already, is to <strong>install the GD reCAPTCHA extension.<\/strong> This can be done by following our guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/category\/installing-extensions\/\">how to install an extension.<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Getting a reCAPTCHA Key\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Before going any further, you need to generate the reCAPTCHA Keys for your site. Head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/admin\">Google reCAPTCHA Admin Console<\/a>, and create a new Site Key and Secret Key there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"alert alert-warning dashed\">To get the most out of Google reCAPTCHA, you should spend some time familiarizing yourself with its features and setup process. You can find additional details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/recaptcha\/docs\/v3\">Google reCAPTCHA documentation<\/a>.<\/section>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Settings<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Once installed and activated<\/strong>, you can find the GD reCAPTCHA settings at <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Recaptcha<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-u1ebmskj4f.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-u1ebmskj4f.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-u1ebmskj4f-300x205.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" \/><\/p>\n<section class=\"alert alert-success\">This extension comes with <strong>sane defaults<\/strong> meaning the <strong>default settings will work for the majority of users<\/strong>, however, there are many customizations that can be done via the settings, for a full explanation of what all the settings do please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/gd-recaptcha\/settings-overview-for-gd-settings-recaptcha\/\">settings overview.<\/a><\/section>\n<div>Depending on your preference, you may optionally choose to disable reCAPTCHA for logged in users, or specific user roles.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This setup guide will run through a typical setup of the GD reCAPTCHA extension from start to finish. 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