Support Thread for Google reCAPTCHA plugin

[Reviresco]

These are typical when using a template (including any custom override files) built for an older version of Zen Cart, which didn't have the features that the newer versions of the plugin depends on.

I can confirm that this worked for me in v. 1.5.4. The Create Account form was going through without checking the reCaptcha box, until I added:

$zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_CREATE_ACCOUNT_CAPTCHA_CHECK');

before

if ($error == true) {

in /includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/create_account.php

(couldn't figure out how to multi-quote, but this is what I was referring to:)


Reading a couple pages pack in this thread I saw someone mentioning their edits to /includes/modules/pages/contact_us/header_php.php on an older version of zen cart. I read to the very bottom of the instructions and saw this change is needed specifically on 1.5.1, even though I'm on 1.5.6 I tried it out as there was nothing left to do and sure enough the captcha became required to use the contact us form. Any ideas why 1.5.1 specific changes needed to be made on my 1.5.6 install?

I've also just had to do the same on the /includes/modules/TEMPLATE_NAME/create_account.php

Copying the zco notifier line across from the 1.3 files into this file made it work for me, else you could create an account without ticking the box!

J

[DrByte]

Any ideas why 1.5.1 specific changes needed to be made on my 1.5.6 install?

Sounds like that particular file was still from an older version. Maybe you didn't upgrade that file? Maybe you installed a plugin that overwrote that file with something outdated?

[phil99]

Hi guys,

I installed this Recaptcha module a few months ago after getting spam sign ups.. but it has killed my sales and conversions...

So.. I tried to remove it from the create account page, just removing the recaptcha call from that page... this means it no longer displays, but when people try to create a new account now, they get the error message:


Please verify that you are not a robot
* Required information

There is no code on this page though that refers to recaptcha... do i need to modify other files? I would like to keep it on the contact us page.. just do not want to lose anymore sales..

Thanks

[jeking]

EDIT: See Lat9's post below regarding 'NOTIFY_CREATE_ACCOUNT_CAPTCHA_CHECK'

[lat9]

NOTIFY_CREATE_ACCOUNT_CAPTCHA_CHECK

In /includes/classes/observers/class.google_recaptcha.php , in the __construct() method, you can comment-out the $pages_to_check for those pages that shouldn't have the recaptcha applied.

[jeking]

Thanks lat9.

[davewest]

Is the plugin compatible with 1.5.7b?

IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH v1.5.7b, but not with 1.5.7a or 1.5.7-without-a-letter-suffix.

The base install files does not affect ZC and can be copy as is to ZC1.5.7b... The template files are NOT the same as ZC1.5.7b and should NOT be dragged and dropped! Instead, copy the recaptcha line over and placed just below the last input field in the form and above the closing form tag.

Keep in mind, that the code is only good for version 2 of recaptcha... you can try version 3... The Free versions, 2 & 3 are only good for up to 1 million Assessments / Month!

This has no affect on the existing CAPTCHA in ZC1.5.7 and is just another test.. The existing well still work even when reCAPTCHA passes testing...

Tested live with heavy modified ZC1.5.7b and php7.4x on my contact page and map request page which is Get-a-Quote addon. I'll leave it up if you like to look...

[raindrop99]

Has anyone managed to get the recaptcha working on the create account page with FEC installed?

I've just taken over a zencart site and I'm "feeling" my way around!

I had a problem with recaptcha on the contact page but I've fixed that :)

But on the create account page (weirdly called /log-in on the frontend) I can get the Recaptcha box to show up but either ticking the box or not just refreshes the page with no errors? (nothing in the log files or server logs)

After digging I see that the FEC mod has it's own template & module files for creating accounts etc...

So I have /includes/modules/fec_create_account.php as well as the normal zencart create_account.php file

Template wise I have includes/templates/<my-template>/templates/tpl_login_default.php which seems to control the layout of the login / register page and has FEC code in it?

Zencart Version: 1.5.4

[DrByte]

Probably some stupid quirk with FEC's use of CSS/JS Loader junk.

Has anyone managed to get the recaptcha working on the create account page with FEC installed?

I realize the following comment is not helpful in immediately doing what the rest of your post talks about ... but it's worth mentioning:

The first thing I delete when I find it is FEC, and all the things it adds or depends on, especially "CSS/JS Loader" stuff. All of these cause nightmares for interoperability with other plugins, and for upgrades, and for troubleshooting things that "should" work but don't work when these things are present.

When you get around to upgrading the site to a newer version, look into OPC One Page Checkout as a better replacement.

[lat9]

NOTE: if you're running the unsuffixed version of zc157 without having installed the known patches (https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....v1-5-7-series) could be part of the problem.

That initial version had a bug that prevented multiple 'observers' from watching the same event, which might have play in the issue reported.