Picatcha provides a usable and secure alternative CAPTCHA solution to Gravity Forms users. Picatcha is an image-based CAPTCHA with the goal of making it easy for humans to read but harder for bots to crack.
Understanding garbled text is taxing to your our eyes & brains. As humans, we don't see words. We actually see shapes of letters. We've always seen pictures right since our caveman days. Identifying images makes the CAPTCHA experience fun and enjoyable.
The Gravity Forms Picatcha Add-On adds a new Picatcha field to the Advanced Fields toolbar in the Form Editor and makes it easy to add a Picatcha to any form.
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System Requirements
- Gravity Forms v1.6.4.5+
- WordPress v3.3+
Install The Picatcha Add-On
The easiest way to install the Picatcha Add-On is from within your WordPress site itself. If you have properly configured your Gravity Forms license key on the Settings page of Gravity Forms you should have access to the built in Add-On manager.
- Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Go to Add-Ons under the Forms navigation.
- Install and Activate the Picatcha Add-On.
- Get Started!
If you would like to install the Picatcha Add-On manually, or have trouble accessing the Add-On manager, you can follow the instructions below:
- Download the add-on plugin from the Add-Ons download page.
- Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Go to Add New under the Plugins navigation.
- Choose Upload from the Install Plugins sub-navigation.
- Upload, Install and Activate the Picatcha Add-On.
- Get Started!
Setup Picatcha
The first thing you will need to do before adding a Picatcha Field to your form is configure the Picatcha API settings. This is done via the Picatcha settings page within the main Gravity Forms Settings area. Before you can configure your Picatcha API Settings you will need to first sign up for a FREE Picatcha account.
- Go to Settings under the Forms navigation in your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Select Picatcha from the Settings sub-navigation.
- Enter your Picatcha API Public Key.
- Enter your Picatcha API Private Key.
- Save your Picatcha Settings.
- If you entered your Picatcha account information correctly, your API credentials will reflect that they have been verified via a green check mark. If you do not see green check marks next to the credentials, please double check this information and try again.
- Setup your form.
Setup Your Form
After configuring the Picatcha API Settings, you can now add a Picatcha field to your form. This is done by adding a Picatcha field from the Advanced Fields toolbox in the form editor to any form you would like to integrate Picatcha with.
- Go to New Form under the Forms navigation or choose an existing form from Edit Forms in your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Click on the Picatcha field under the Advanced Field toolbox to add a Picatcha field to your form.
- Edit the Picatcha field to configure the available Picatcha options.
- Save your form.
That's it! Adding a Picatcha Captcha to your form is quick and easy using the Gravity Forms Picatcha Add-On.