Managing reCAPTCHA

Overview

Regrettably, the internet has malicious bots and those who spam sites. Dealing with bots and spam can be a pain and takes time away from more important tasks. You can add reCAPTCHA to lead forms to prevent spam data from getting into your account. Learn how to add reCAPTCHA to a lead form to prevent spam and bots.

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What is reCAPTCHA

reCAPTCHA is a free service that protects your lead forms from spam and abuse.  reCAPTCHA uses an advanced risk analysis engine and adaptive CAPTCHAs to keep automated software from engaging in abusive activities on your site. It does this while letting valid users pass through with ease.

 —Source: www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/

Getting reCAPTCHA

To get reCAPTCHA and setup keys, you’ll need a Google account. If you don’t have one, no worries, they’re free and only take a few minutes to set up. If you already have a Google account, you can go ahead and start adding keys.

Go to Google reCAPTCHA (opens in a new window) to register your site.

Sign in with your Google account.

If you don't have a Google account, you can create one.

Register a new site and choose reCAPTCHA V2.

Please note, other versions of reCAPTCHA are not supported.

Enter your domain name(s) and select register.

One per line. Add as many as you need. Please note, you may see an error message in the lead form preview. You are seeing this error message because the reCAPTCHA is designed to work on your domain(s) only for security purposes.

You’re all set!

You’ll use the Site Key and Secret Key in AgencyBloc, so make sure to keep them on hand.

Additional Resources

• About reCAPTCHA
• Google Help with reCAPTCHA
• Google reCAPTCHA site registration

Using & Managing reCAPTCHA

Adding reCAPTCHA keys to your AgencyBloc account

From the main menu, select Lead Forms.

Select a lead form or create new.

Click Manage reCAPTCHA.

Select add reCAPTCHA Key.

Enter reCAPTCHA Key details.

You’re good to go!

You can now add keys to your lead forms. 

Adding reCAPTCHA to a Lead Form

Select a lead form or create new.

When editing the lead form, check the enable reCAPTCHA.

Select the domain name from the drop-down field.

You’re all set!

If you are updating an existing lead form, make sure to get the updated HTML snippet from AgencyBloc and place it on your site.

When you are previewing a form in AgencyBloc, you may see an error message "ERROR for site owner: Invalid site key." This is expected and don't worry! The message displays as reCAPTCHA is not set for the AgencyBloc site where you are previewing the form.

Common questions

Do I need to set up a Google account to use reCAPTCHA?
Yep! reCAPTCHA is a free Google service. So to use it, you’ll need a Google account.

I'm seeing an error message stating "ERROR for site owner: Invalid site key." What should I do?
When you are previewing the form in AgencyBloc, you'll see this message as reCAPTCHA is not set for the app site - it's just a preview. If you see this message after you place the lead form on your site, it means you need to update your key to include the domain where the form is posted.

What happens if I change the reCAPTCHA key or domain on Google’s site?
Good question. If you make changes to your reCAPTCHA keys on Google, you’ll want to make sure you make any needed updates inside AgencyBloc to keep everything working.

What should I do if I or someone who visits my site sees a message to enable JavaScript?
reCAPTCHA uses javascript and needs to be enabled in the web browser. To learn more, check out the article on browser settings.