Description
What This Add-On Does
Spam in a contact form is a small annoyance until it isn’t. One day you open your inbox and find real inquiries buried under fake offers and gibberish. The Gravity Forms Friendly Captcha Add-On puts Friendly Captcha in front of your Gravity Forms so bots get filtered out before their entries reach you.
Friendly Captcha is a spam protection service that works as an alternative to the familiar click-the-traffic-lights puzzles. This add-on handles the connection between that service and Gravity Forms, so you can protect a form from inside the editor you already use.
Key Features
- Adds a Friendly Captcha field to your Gravity Forms, placed like any other form field.
- Connects your Friendly Captcha account to Gravity Forms through the plugin’s settings.
- Screens submissions so automated bots are stopped, while real visitors can send their messages.
- Works on the forms you choose. Protect a public contact form and leave an internal one alone if you like.
- Reduces the junk you sort through, whether it lands in notification emails or in the entries list.
Free to Adapt Under the GPL
This plugin is released under the GPL license. You can use it on as many of your own sites as you need, read through the code, and modify it to fit your setup. If a developer on your team wants to adjust how the field behaves or looks, the license allows it.
What It Works With
The add-on extends Gravity Forms on WordPress, and it relies on a Friendly Captcha account for the protection itself. Any form you build with Gravity Forms, such as a contact form, a quote request, or a newsletter signup, can use it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Gravity Forms Friendly Captcha Add-On replace Gravity Forms’ own spam options?
No. It adds another layer. Gravity Forms has its own anti-spam tools, and you can keep using them alongside Friendly Captcha if you want more than one filter in place.
Do I need a Friendly Captcha account to use it?
Yes. The add-on is the bridge between your forms and the Friendly Captcha service, so you’ll need your own account and the credentials it provides. Once those are entered in the plugin settings, you can add the captcha to your forms.
