Support Thread for Google reCAPTCHA plugin

[torvista]

Have you applied the change to the version of tpl_contact_us_default.php in your template?

[njcyx]

I need some help to add reCAPTCHA function to my advanced search page. zc 1.57c. Google reCAPTCHA v3.4

I tried to add <?php echo recaptcha_get_html(); ?> to tpl_advanced_search_default.php. The reCAPTCHA button shows up in my advanced search page, but it does not work.

In includes/includes/classes/observers/class.google_recaptcha.php, I changed the following code:

Under function __construct(), following code is added:

$pages_to_check[] = 'NOTIFY_ADVANCED_SEARCH_CAPTCHA_CHECK';

Under $event_array, NOTIFY_ADVANCED_SEARCH_CAPTCHA_CHECK' => 'advanced_search' is added. I tried to use "advanced_search", "advanced_search_result" even "contact", no help.

In includes/modules/pages/advanced_search_result/header_php.php I added the following code at the last line. No help.

$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_ADVANCED_SEARCH_CAPTCHA_CHECK', $_POST);

In includes/modules/pages/advanced_search/header_php.php advanced_search I added the following code at the first line. No help.

$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_ADVANCED_SEARCH_CAPTCHA_CHECK', $_POST);

[torvista]

What is the problem you are trying to solve with a recaptcha on the Search page?

[njcyx]

Thanks for your reply. We received DDoS attacks recently and they tried to reach the advance search result pages. I tried to add a verification on our advanced search page. But I did some researches and I found out that by current settings, all the search results are kind of "advanced search". So this solution will not work then.

[barkiesc]

This plugin is really great. Previously bots were creating a ton of garbage accounts and this has completely stopped that.

Unfortunately I now have a bot testing out credit card numbers on my Zen Cart sites which is resulting in high credit card fees for all the authorization attempts. The bot is creating a Zen Cart account, I assume the human is doing that step to get through the reCAPTCHA, and then the bot is using that one account to complete the checkout process and try to charge a credit card. And doing this many many times.

Would it be possible to add a reCAPTCHA to some part of the checkout process so we can be sure it is a human checking out and not a bot? This functionality would likely be useful for other users as well who may be experiencing this type of problem, it seems to be becoming more common. For example adding a reCAPTCHA on the checkout_shipping or checkout_payment pages.

I tried to add a reCAPTCHA to checkout_shipping by editing these pages,

includes/classes/observers/auto.non_captcha_observer.php
includes/classes/observers/class.google_recaptcha.php
includes/modules/pages/checkout_shipping/header_php.php
includes/templates/MY_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php

The reCAPTCHA is displayed on the shipping page but the user isn't being required to select it so I obviously am doing something wrong. All of the pages above seemed straightforward to edit except for checkout_shipping/header_php.php -- I'm unsure about the change I made there. I am running the current version of Zen Cart. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Scott

[hc1501]

Hi All

I am using Fast and Easy Checkout by Numinix. On top of it I have installed this module. I see the captcha on both login and contact page. But the error thrown when you forget to click the robot checkbox is shown on Contact us page but not on Login page. The functionality though is working fine. Please help with a resolution.

[Carbonless]

I had started a support thread for V3 since one didn’t exist and wasn’t linked to the plug-in. I asked the following:
”Quick question... should the previous version, if installed, of Google reCaptcha be uninstalled before installing this version?”
The reply I received was “probably not. V3 is not an upgrade”

if it’s not an upgrade, and previous plug-ins of reCaptcha should “probably not” be uninstalled… what’s the value of having 2 different types of reCaptcha installed?

if this isn’t a replacement or update, then, to me, it should have its own support thread.

[vandiermen]

I installed Google reCAPTCHA Version: 3.6a on zencart 1.5.0 https://gmstationery.com.au/. The contract or create account page displays the reCAPTCHA field but form can be submitted without clicking it.

Template is called bootstrap. I placed the reCAPTCHA under the CUAS field

[zamzom]

Scott had already asked this but no-one replied.
I think it is crutial to add a reCaptcha to checkout_process page, as we are subject to many CC try attempts by bots.
Does anyone know how to do this properly?

This plugin is really great. Previously bots were creating a ton of garbage accounts and this has completely stopped that.

Unfortunately I now have a bot testing out credit card numbers on my Zen Cart sites which is resulting in high credit card fees for all the authorization attempts. The bot is creating a Zen Cart account, I assume the human is doing that step to get through the reCAPTCHA, and then the bot is using that one account to complete the checkout process and try to charge a credit card. And doing this many many times.

Would it be possible to add a reCAPTCHA to some part of the checkout process so we can be sure it is a human checking out and not a bot? This functionality would likely be useful for other users as well who may be experiencing this type of problem, it seems to be becoming more common. For example adding a reCAPTCHA on the checkout_shipping or checkout_payment pages.

I tried to add a reCAPTCHA to checkout_shipping by editing these pages,

includes/classes/observers/auto.non_captcha_observer.php
includes/classes/observers/class.google_recaptcha.php
includes/modules/pages/checkout_shipping/header_php.php
includes/templates/MY_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php

The reCAPTCHA is displayed on the shipping page but the user isn't being required to select it so I obviously am doing something wrong. All of the pages above seemed straightforward to edit except for checkout_shipping/header_php.php -- I'm unsure about the change I made there. I am running the current version of Zen Cart. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Scott

[lat9]

That's not a possibility, since the 'checkout_process' page is transitional ... i.e. no customer input accepted.

The order's payment is confirmed on checkout_confirmation and sent to the payment-provider, resulting in a redirect to checkout_process which results in a redirect to checkout_success on successful completion or somewhere else if an issue (like CC denial) occurs.