reCaptcha widget doesn't refresh after a failed first attempt.

  • Resolved Dustin Falgout

    (@lots0logs)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    This is very likely an issue with my implementation and not the plugin. I’m using jQuery’s .load() function to retrieve the results after the form is submitted. It works great when the captcha is entered correctly. Though if the user gets the captcha wrong on their first attempt, the widget disappears. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for this very useful plugin, btw!

    Best Regards,
    Dustin

    You can see the form here: http://falgout.us/

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-recaptcha/

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  • Plugin Author Chris Dillon

    (@cdillon27)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    I have not done any testing with JavaScript implementations, only sync server-client so we’ll have to figure it out.

    The form behaved as you described with Name, Email, & Message all filled in at the same time but when I fill in the fields one at a time, submitting each time, the reCaptcha appears each time; though (1) the error messages are duplicated and (2) it returns to the About page.

    I reloaded the page (so no POST), filled in Name, Email, Message, and submitted and the reCaptcha appeared.

    I did a forced refresh (Ctrl+F5), filled in Name, Email, Message and submitted, and no reCaptcha.

    So I’m wondering if that difference in validation (all field completion vs. partial field completion) is the cause of the presenting problem?

    BTW, I’m not a fan of Captchas. I only wrote this as a requested add-on for another plugin. You might have an easier way to go with JavaScript honeypots like in Zero Spam (one method) or my Strong Testimonials (two methods).

    Thread Starter Dustin Falgout

    (@lots0logs)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks for taking the time to look at it. I appreciate it. I decided to take your advice and forgo using captcha in favor of WP Zero SPam. Though for my form, I ended up adding my own honeypot field because I’m not using CF7 or Gravity Forms. In any case thanks for the advise. I’ll be using WP Zero Spam on all my projects going forward though I’ll be keeping Simple reCaptcha around for when a client insists 😉

    Cheers!

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