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headjam/simple-recaptcha
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A Craft plugin that allows the addition of Google's reCAPTCHA v3 to any simple HTML form and verifies server-side.

1.1.0(4y ago)031MITPHP

Since Jan 18Pushed 4y ago2 watchersCompare

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Simple Recaptcha plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
=========================================

[](#simple-recaptcha-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

Allows the addition of Google's reCAPTCHA V3 to any simple HTML form and verifies server-side. Heavily influenced by [Matt West's Craft reCAPTCHA](https://github.com/matt-west/craft-recaptcha) for Google reCAPTCH V2.

[![Screenshot](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.0.0-beta.23 or later.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require headjam/simple-recaptcha

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Simple Recaptcha.

Configuring Simple Recaptcha
----------------------------

[](#configuring-simple-recaptcha)

1. [Sign up for reCAPTCHA API key](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin).
2. Open the Craft admin and go to Settings → Plugins → Simple Recaptcha → Settings.
3. Add your `site key` and `secret key`, then save. Alternatively, copy the contents of `src/config.php` to `config/simple-recaptcha.php` and update.
4. Add the recaptcha template tag to your forms.

Using Simple Recaptcha
----------------------

[](#using-simple-recaptcha)

To use Simple Recaptcha, add the recaptcha.render tag with the url you are protecting. For example:

```
{{ craft.recaptcha.render('users/login') }}
```

Brought to you by [Ben Norman](https://www.headjam.com.au)

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~15 days

Total

2

Last Release

1613d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40033889?v=4)[Headjam](/maintainers/Headjam)[@HeadJam](https://github.com/HeadJam)

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Tags

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