{"id":25901,"date":"2020-12-21T02:47:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T18:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=25901"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:26:08","slug":"how-to-add-captcha-protection-to-your-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-add-captcha-protection-to-your-wordpress-site","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: add CAPTCHA protection to your WordPress site"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25901\" class=\"elementor elementor-25901\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be133a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be133a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55dc6b9\" data-id=\"55dc6b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9072f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9072f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add CAPTCHA protection to your WordPress site<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8fb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd8fb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">What is CAPTCHA?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bfe1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82bfe1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CAPTCHA is an effective tool that you can use to prevent your contact forms from being used by automated bots, sometimes called spambots, to post spam on your site. CAPTCHA protection works by displaying an image containing text on each contact form. Users need to type the displayed CAPTCHA text before they can submit the form. Because automated bots are unable to read and type the text displayed in the CAPTCHA image, they can\u2019t use your forms to generate spam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e079311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e079311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha-1-Leave-A-Reply.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc42c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc42c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CAPTCHA text<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070dc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070dc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>There are two steps you need to complete to add CAPTCHA protection to your WordPress site:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Install and activate a CAPTCHA plugin.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Choose your CAPTCHA settings.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e555d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e555d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Note:<br \/><\/strong>There are several CAPTCHA plugins available for <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>. In this example, we\u2019re using the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin, but you are free to choose a different plugin. The procedure for installing, activating, and configuring another plugin may be different. Refer to the plugin\u2019s documentation for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816c423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"816c423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Installing and activating the CAPTCHA plugin<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8735445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8735445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Firstly, Log in to your WordPress Dashboard as an admin. Click <strong>Plugins\u00a0<\/strong>&gt;\u00a0<strong>Add New<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8647a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8647a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha-2-Plugins-Add-New.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd6662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd6662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Add new CAPTCHA plugin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6d9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6d9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Secondly, In the\u00a0<strong>Keyword\u00a0<\/strong>search box, type\u00a0<strong>captcha<\/strong>. In this example, we\u2019re installing the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin. Click\u00a0<strong>Install Now<\/strong>. The Install Now button changes to\u00a0<strong>Installing<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ff880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08ff880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha-3-Keyword-search-captcha-Install.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfdc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adfdc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Install CAPTCHA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200fa13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200fa13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Thirdly, when the installation is complete, the button displays\u00a0<strong>Activate<\/strong>. Click\u00a0<strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f97df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77f97df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha-4-Activate.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611ecea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"611ecea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Activate the plugin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d4541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d4541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Next, The plugin is now active and appears in the\u00a0<strong>Installed Plugins\u00a0<\/strong>list in your WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debaea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debaea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Choosing & Changing Settings<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1f2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1f2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing Settings<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227c79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227c79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Now that the plugin is active, you can choose the types of forms that will be protected by CAPTCHA. You can also change the messages that are displayed with your CAPTCHA.<\/p><p>After that, In your WordPress Dashboard, click\u00a0<strong>Plugins\u00a0<\/strong>&gt;\u00a0<strong>Installed Plugins\u00a0<\/strong>&gt;\u00a0<strong>SI Captcha Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db0ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0db0ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha5-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0389b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0389b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_4394\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4394\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SI Captcha Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c2b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c2b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>After installing CAPTCHA, comment, registration, and missed password forms are automatically allowed. Since these are the most frequently targeted forms kinds of automated bots, we suggest that you leave these default settings in place.<\/p><p>There are two other default settings that you <strong>may<\/strong> want to change:<\/p><ul><li>Login form \u2013<br \/>The login form does not automatically enable CAPTCHA protection. Since login forms require a valid username and password, they are usually not targeted by spambots and do not need protection from CAPTCHA. However, if you are concerned about brute force attacks on the login page or suspect that your site users\u2019 usernames and passwords have been compromised, you can enable CAPTCHA on login forms for additional protection.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e614ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e614ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li>No CAPTCHA remark for clients logged in \u2013 <br \/>This environment is automatically activated and implies that registered users of the website who are presently logged in and have entered their usernames and passwords effectively do not see a CAPTCHA on the submission form.. To maximize protection on your comment forms and require CAPTCHA for currently logged in users, disable this setting.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773309c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"773309c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changing Settings<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b69614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b69614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Click Save Changes to select your form kinds and make any adjustments to the Options and Error Messages sections<\/p><p><strong>Tip:<br \/><\/strong>For more information about a setting, click\u00a0<strong>help<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a445cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a445cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/captcha6-300x241-1-300x241-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e2f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e2f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_4395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4395\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Help<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baeb3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baeb3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>That\u2019s it! CAPTCHA protection is now available to protect your WordPress site from spambots.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22be6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e22be6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5468\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5468\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRead our next article &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com.my\/guide\/kb\/wordpress-housekeeping\/\">WordPress Housekeeping.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add CAPTCHA protection to your WordPress site What is CAPTCHA? CAPTCHA is an effective tool that you can use to prevent your contact forms from being used by automated bots, sometimes called spambots, to post spam on your site. CAPTCHA protection works by displaying an image containing text on each contact form. 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