{"id":1146,"date":"2018-07-04T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1146"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:44:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:44:01","slug":"enable-google-captcha-recaptcha-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/enable-google-captcha-recaptcha-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Google\u2019s Captcha\u00a0(reCAPTCHA) enabled, on your login page, you will be asked to confirm that you are not a robot after you provide your username and password. It is an effective way to prevent brute force attacks on your WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-enable-google-captcha-recaptcha-in-wordpress\">How to enable Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) in WordPress<\/h3>\n<p>We prefer using the free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-captcha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by BestWebSoft.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Plugins area of your WordPress admin panel, and search for\n<p class=\"plugin-title\"><strong>Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Install then Activate <strong>Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Google Captcha Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Register your website with Google to get required <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/admin#list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">API keys<\/a> <\/strong>and enter them in the &#8216;Authentication&#8217; area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Google-Captcha-Settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1147\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Google-Captcha-Settings-1024x385.png\" alt=\"Google Captcha Settings\" width=\"840\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Save changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Once the API Keys are set and changes are saved, you can do a test for\u00a0Google Captcha authentication settings.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can log out from your WordPress admin panel, and access again the login URL. You will see the\u00a0Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) in action:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Image-2018-07-04-at-7.36.02-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1148 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Image-2018-07-04-at-7.36.02-PM-204x300.png\" alt=\"Google Captcha - WordPress Login\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>That&#8217;s a wrap!<\/strong><\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info    \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIf you enjoyed this tutorial, then you\u2019ll love our support. 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