Advanced Forms for ACF vs reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack

Documentation | Purchase Pro Advanced Forms is a WordPress plugin for creating front-end forms using Advanced Custom Fields. It supports all ACF field types, including repeaters and flexible content fields, and provides the same field editing interface you are already familiar with. Advanced Forms requires ACF PRO v5.7 or later. Email notifications: Configure an unlimited number of email notifications, including support for dynamic recipients and field includes. AJAX submissions: Use AJAX for a better user experience with faster submissions and no page reloads. Entries: Save form submissions as entries with all fields. Spam protection: Every form is protected against spam using a honeypot. If you need more sophisticated spam protection, Advanced Forms Pro includes support for reCAPTCHA. Restrictions: Place limits on your form using the built-in restrictions or create your own: Limit the total number of submissions Limit your form to only logged-in users Limit the time when your form can be used User-friendly UI: Create forms either through the admin panel or programmatically for easy integration. Gutenberg support: Add forms to your site using Gutenberg blocks. Developer-friendly: Designed for developers with a large variety of hooks and helper functions and comprehensive documentation. Pro On top of that, Advanced Forms Pro offers even more features for advanced use cases. You can purchase a license through Hookturn which can be used on an unlimited number of sites. Priority support: Get direct support with an average response time of 1-2 days. Post editing: Set up forms to create and edit posts. Configure the post title, content and status and automatically map your existing ACF fields. User editing: Register new users or let people edit their user profile with automatic mapping of your user fields. Calculated fields: Give your users immediate feedback as they fill out your form. Calculated fields update live with the values from other fields. Calculated fields are also fully programmable for more complex calculations. Slack: Get a message in Slack for each form submission, including all form data. Mailchimp: Create a form to sign users up for your Mailchimp mailing list. Zapier: Connect your form to thousands of third-party services using Zapier. Google reCAPTCHA: Protect your forms against spam using an invisible captcha. Support If you need help, have a feature request, or think you’ve found a bug, don’t hesitate to reach out. Either create a ticket on the WordPress Support Forums or an issue on Github. For Pro users, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll respond as fast as we can, most often within 1-2 days. Documentation The documentation has been moved to a new site, check it out: advancedforms.github.io

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack enhances your WordPress site’s security by integrating Google reCAPTCHA v3—an invisible, score-based spam filter—with Jetpack contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration. Designed for block-based themes (e.g., Full Site Editing), it uses behavioral scoring to block bots seamlessly. Key features: Invisible Protection: Analyzes user behavior (e.g., mouse movements, session duration) to assign a score (0.0–1.0) for contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration. Customizable Threshold: Set a score threshold (default 0.5) to balance spam blocking and user access for all forms. Conditional Loading: Control where reCAPTCHA loads: on all pages, specific page types (e.g., front page, single posts), or specific slugs. Improves performance by skipping unnecessary pages. Debug Mode: Toggle console.log output for debugging purposes; disable for production to reduce browser console clutter. Skip for Logged-in Users (new in 1.17): New checkbox to bypass reCAPTCHA entirely for any logged-in user (admins, customers, members, etc.). Perfect for membership sites where only guests need protection. Automatic Spam Handling: Form submissions with scores below the threshold are reliably blocked and moved to the Jetpack Feedback CPT spam folder in the admin interface. Comments with scores below the threshold are automatically moved to the spam folder without triggering approval emails. New in 1.13 / 1.14: Blocks bot account creation on WooCommerce registration form (including the My Account page). Submission Stats & Logging (improved in 1.19): Tracks total submissions and logs the last 20 submissions (forms, comments, registration) with scores, status, and now the client IP address. Includes a secure “Clear Log” button and cleaner, shorter messages for better readability. Jetpack Integration: Requires Jetpack for contact form and comment protection, fully compatible with block-based forms and Jetpack forums. Email Enhancements: Appends reCAPTCHA scores to form submission emails and comment notification/moderation emails for transparency. Admin Feedback: Displays reCAPTCHA scores to admins on form success pages and logs detailed debug info for failed submissions. Customizable User Notices (new in 1.21): Change the messages shown to users when a reCAPTCHA token is missing or when the score falls below your threshold. Supports {score} and {threshold} placeholders. Perfect for modern WordPress sites, this plugin provides robust spam prevention with insightful analytics, ensuring a seamless user experience while keeping your forms, comments, and registrations spam-free. External Services This plugin uses Google reCAPTCHA v3, a service provided by Google to verify user interactions and prevent spam on contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration. Purpose: Google reCAPTCHA v3 analyzes user behavior to assign a score (0.0–1.0) indicating the likelihood of a user being a bot. This score determines whether form submissions, comments, or registrations are blocked (moved to spam). Data Sent: When a user submits a form, comment, or registers, the plugin sends a reCAPTCHA token to Google’s API (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify). The request includes only the secret key and response token. When Data is Sent: Data is sent to Google’s API on every Jetpack contact form, comment, or WooCommerce registration submission. Service Provider: Google LLC. Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/ Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Users must agree to Google’s terms of service when setting up reCAPTCHA keys. No user consent is required for reCAPTCHA v3, as it operates invisibly without challenges. License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for details.