Google reCAPTCHA No Longer Free

🛠 How to Set Up hCaptcha on Your Website (Simple Guide)

Switching from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha is super easy! Here’s a quick setup guide:

Sign Up at hCaptcha

• Go to hCaptcha.com.
• Click Sign Up.
• Choose “Publisher” if you just want CAPTCHA protection (you can even earn tiny rewards if you want).

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Get Your Site Key and Secret Key

• After signup, you’ll be given:
  • A Site Key (public)
  • A Secret Key (private, for server-side verification)

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Update Your Website Code

If you’re currently using Google’s reCAPTCHA, you just replace the script and form attributes.

Example Basic Form:

<form action="your-verification-script" method="POST">
  <div class="h-captcha" data-sitekey="your-hcaptcha-site-key"></div>
  <br/>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<!-- Include hCaptcha script -->
<script src="https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js" async defer></script>

✅ Replace "your-hcaptcha-site-key" with your real key!

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Update Your Backend Verification

Your server needs to verify the hCaptcha response.

Example in PHP:

<?php
$response = $_POST['h-captcha-response'];
$secret = "your-hcaptcha-secret-key";

$verify = file_get_contents("https://hcaptcha.com/siteverify?secret=$secret&response=$response");
$captcha_success = json_decode($verify);

if ($captcha_success->success == true) {
    echo "CAPTCHA passed!";
} else {
    echo "CAPTCHA failed. Try again.";
}
?>

✅ Make sure to secure your server-side code and handle failed CAPTCHA attempts carefully.

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Bonus Tip

If you were using reCAPTCHA plugins (like in WordPress), many now support hCaptcha too — you can simply select hCaptcha in settings after installing a plugin like “WPForms”, “hCaptcha for WordPress”, or “Contact Form 7” integrations.

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🎯 Summary & Guide

Google’s reCAPTCHA is going paid — but with a quick switch to hCaptcha, you can stay protected for free in just a few minutes.

Download : https://cmossinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Install-hCaptcha-Instead-of-reCAPTCHA.pdf