It is easy to use Pie Register to prevent spamming and block bots by using CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA.
Add CAPTCHA to a Form
The following are the steps to add CAPTCHA to a form.
- Login to your blog/site and go to the dashboard.
- In the dashboard’s menu, click on Pie Register > Manage Forms.
- To Add CAPTCHA to a new form click Add New, to add to an existing form click Edit below the form’s name.
- From the Advanced Field tab located on the top right corner add Re-Captcha. The free version of Pie Register also provides Math CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA. For advanced CAPTCHA like Honeypot, you will need the PRO version.
- Click Save Settings to save the form.
Setup reCAPTCHA
To setup reCAPTCHA, here is what you need to do.
- Login to your blog/site and go to your dashboard.
- In the dashboard’s menu, click on Pie Register > Settings > Security.
- Next you will need to register your site for reCAPTCHA, to do this go to www.google.com/reCAPTCHA and click Get reCAPTCHA.
- Now login with your Google account or create a new Google account.
- Next register your site by providing a descriptive label and domain name.
- Check Get alerts about this site. (Optional)
- Click on Register.
- Once you are registered you will receive your Site Key and your Secret Key.
- Copy both keys and paste them in the reCAPTCHA Settings section.
- Click Save Changes.
Setup CAPTCHA in Login Form
To setup CAPTCHA in Login Form, follow the steps below.
- Login to your blog/site and go to your dashboard.
- In the dashboard’s menu, click on Pie Register > Settings > Security.
- To enable CAPTCHA in Login Form select Yes or select a number to enable CAPTCHA after a certain number of login attempts in the Login Form section.
- Add CAPTCHA label.
- Select CAPTCHA to type either Math CAPTCHA or No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.
- Next check the Lockout User feature.
- Select minutes to lockout users for after a selected number of invalid login attempts.
Setup CAPTCHA in Forgot Password Form
To setup CAPTCHA in Forgot Password Form, follow the steps below.
- Login to your blog/site and go to your dashboard.
- In the dashboard’s menu, click on Pie Register > Settings > Security.
- In the Forgot Password Form section select Yes to enable CAPTCHA on Forgot Password Form.
- Next check the Lockout User feature.
- Select minutes to lockout users for after a selected number of invalid login attempts.
