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title: "How to Add Google reCAPTCHA in Elementor Form?"
url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-google-recaptcha-in-elementor-form/
date: 2025-05-21
modified: 2026-09-13
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author: "Aditya Sharma"
description: "Getting spam through your Elementor form? Google reCAPTCHA checks whether a visitor is a person or a bot. The Form widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor supports Google reCAPTCHA..."
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# How to Add Google reCAPTCHA in Elementor Form?

## 

- The Form widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor supports Google reCAPTCHA v3, which runs in the background without a checkbox.
- The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is required for the ReCAPTCHA field, and the free plugin does not list it.
- Google reCAPTCHA keys apply to every Form widget on the site, so each form needs a ReCAPTCHA field or it shows an error when submitted.

Getting spam through your Elementor form? Google reCAPTCHA checks whether a visitor is a person or a bot.

The Form widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor supports **Google reCAPTCHA v3**, which runs in the background without a checkbox.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Form widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-an-elementor-form-for-free/).*

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/form-builder/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Pro** — The ReCAPTCHA field needs The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. The free plugin does not list it.- **Widget to enable:** Form, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Widgets**.- A Google account to register your site for reCAPTCHA v3.

## Get Your reCAPTCHA v3 Keys

- Sign in to Google and open the reCAPTCHA admin console (google.com/recaptcha/admin).- Enter a **Label**, for example your domain name.- Choose **reCAPTCHA v3** as the type. Other types do not work with this widget.- Add your domain under **Domains**, without http:// or https://.- Accept the terms and click **Submit**.

![Screenshot: Accept the terms and click Submit](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tpae-create-google-recaptch-v3.png)

Google now shows your **Site Key** and **Secret Key**. Keep this page open.

![Screenshot: Google now shows your Site Key and Secret Key. Keep this page open](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tpae-google-recaptch-site-secret-keys.png)

## Save the Keys in The Plus Addons

- In your WordPress dashboard, go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets** and find the **Form** widget.- Click the settings (gear) icon on the Form card. The **Form Features** pop-up opens.- On the **Google reCAPTCHA v3** tab, paste the **Site Key** and **Secret Key** and click **Save**.

![The Form widget settings in The Plus Addons dashboard with the Google reCAPTCHA v3 Site Key and Secret Key fields](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/form-admin-recaptcha-keys.webp)

## Add the reCAPTCHA Field

- Edit your form in Elementor and click **+ Add Item** in **Content > General**.- Open the new item and set **Type** to **ReCAPTCHA**. The notice under it links to the key settings (**Here**).- Publish the page.

![A ReCAPTCHA field added to the Form widget, with the notice linking to the key settings](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/form-recaptcha.webp)

## How It Behaves

- Visitors see no checkbox. reCAPTCHA v3 checks them in the background when the page loads and when they submit.- The form is only sent after Google confirms the check. Otherwise the visitor sees the Submission Issue message.- Until both keys are saved, the form shows “Please add reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key.” in red, and visitors see it too.

![A form on the page showing the red Please add reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key warning](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/form-result-captcha-warning.webp)

## Limitations

- **The keys apply to every Form widget on your site.** Once they are saved, a Form widget without a ReCAPTCHA field stops working and shows an error when submitted. Add a ReCAPTCHA field to every Form widget on the site.- Only reCAPTCHA v3 keys work. v2 (checkbox) keys do not.

## Troubleshooting

### A form that has no reCAPTCHA field now shows an error

That form is affected by the saved keys. Add a ReCAPTCHA field to it, or remove the keys if no form needs reCAPTCHA.

### The red “Please add reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key” text shows

Save both keys in the Form widget settings, then reload the page.

## Related Docs

- [Create a form with the Form widget](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-an-elementor-form-for-free/)- [Add Cloudflare Turnstile instead](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-cloudflare-turnstile-captcha-in-elementor-form/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: How do I add Google reCAPTCHA in an Elementor form?**
A: The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH adds Google reCAPTCHA v3 to the Form widget, and it runs in the background without a checkbox. The key detail is that you must save the Site Key and Secret Key in the Form widget settings before the field will work. If you skip that part, the form shows a red key error and submissions can fail.

**Q: What do I need before setting up reCAPTCHA in Elementor?**
A: The setup depends on three things: The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, the Form widget being switched on under The Plus Addons > Widgets, and a Google account for registering reCAPTCHA v3. That matters because the ReCAPTCHA field is part of the Pro edition, not the free plugin. If any of those pieces are missing, the field will not be available or usable.

**Q: Why is my Elementor form showing a red 'Please add reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key' message?**
A: That red message appears when both keys have not been saved in the Form widget settings. The fix is to open the Google reCAPTCHA v3 tab in The Plus Addons > Widgets and paste both the Site Key and Secret Key. This warning is important because visitors see it too, so it blocks a clean form experience until the keys are stored.

**Q: Why does my form stop working after I add reCAPTCHA keys?**
A: The saved keys apply to every Form widget on your site, so any form without a ReCAPTCHA field can start throwing an error on submit. That behavior is easy to miss if you only protect one form first. The practical fix is to add a ReCAPTCHA field to every Form widget that should stay active, or remove the keys if a form does not need protection.

**Q: Should I use reCAPTCHA v2 or v3 with this Elementor form?**
A: reCAPTCHA v3 is the only type that works with this widget. The page explicitly says other types do not work, including v2 checkbox keys. That matters because v3 checks visitors in the background when the page loads and again when they submit, so there is no checkbox for users to click.

**Q: Is there another captcha option if I don't want Google reCAPTCHA?**
A: Cloudflare Turnstile is listed as the alternative on this page through [Add Cloudflare Turnstile instead](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-cloudflare-turnstile-captcha-in-elementor-form/). That gives you a different path if you do not want Google reCAPTCHA v3. The page also links back to [Create a form with the Form widget](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-an-elementor-form-for-free/) if you need the base form setup first.