This is an extract from a forum which solved our problem for why the ReCaptcha part disappears from the user registration form. We have Joomla 2.5.16 installed and no new updates for a plugin that comes with Joomla 2.5 install.
How?
Source: Joomla! • View topic - Cannot get recaptcha to display on registration form...
There are two solutions I have found that fix the problem:
Method #1
I prefer this method as it changes less code and is more likely to be supported in a Joomla update. Open the file /plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.php and find the following 3 lines of code :
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and change these to
const RECAPTCHA_API_SERVER = "http://api.recaptcha.net"; const RECAPTCHA_API_SECURE_SERVER = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api"; const RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER = "api-verify.recaptcha.net";
- const RECAPTCHA_API_SERVER = "http://api.recaptcha.net";
- const RECAPTCHA_API_SECURE_SERVER = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api";
- const RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER = "api-verify.recaptcha.net";
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const RECAPTCHA_API_SERVER = "http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api"; const RECAPTCHA_API_SECURE_SERVER = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api"; const RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER = "api-verify.recaptcha.net";
- const RECAPTCHA_API_SERVER = "http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api";
- const RECAPTCHA_API_SECURE_SERVER = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api";
- const RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER = "api-verify.recaptcha.net";
Method #2
If method #1 didn't work for you then if the following code works, it's because Google have changed where they're storing the API (again).
This overrides the Core Joomla code for ReCaptcha:
1. Open the file: /plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.php
2. Find the following string in the OnDisplay function:
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3. and replace with:
return '<div id="dynamic_recaptcha_1"></div>';
- return '<div id="dynamic_recaptcha_1"></div>';
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// Replace YOUR_KEY with your public key
return '<div id="dynamic_recaptcha_1">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/challenge?k=YOUR_KEY"></script>
<noscript><iframe src="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/noscript?k=YOUR_KEY" height="300" width="500" frameborder="0"></iframe><br>
<textarea name="recaptcha_challenge_field" rows="3" cols="40"></textarea>
<input type="hidden" name="recaptcha_response_field" value="manual_challenge"></noscript>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function() {
Recaptcha.focus_response_field();
}
</script>
</div>';
}
- // Replace YOUR_KEY with your public key
- return '<div id="dynamic_recaptcha_1">
- <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/challenge?k=YOUR_KEY"></script>
- <noscript><iframe src="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/noscript?k=YOUR_KEY" height="300" width="500" frameborder="0"></iframe><br>
- <textarea name="recaptcha_challenge_field" rows="3" cols="40"></textarea>
- <input type="hidden" name="recaptcha_response_field" value="manual_challenge"></noscript>
- <script type="text/javascript">
- window.onload = function() {
- Recaptcha.focus_response_field();
- }
- </script>
- </div>';
- }
Additional
- This applies to a case where the code WAS working and without any changes to the server (no updates), and the recaptcha simply stopped displaying.
- Public Key and Private Key have been setup in the Joomla Core Plugin.
- Set to display in both User Registration and Global Configuration.
- K2 is NOT installed.
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