ReCaptcha v3

Ch Christopher_Cooke 08 Jan, 2026

Hello. I'm using ChronoForms v8 in Joomla 6.0.  The tool works great and I have some working forms.

Question: I'm having difficulty adding the Google ReCaptcha.

  • In Google Cloud console I requested a new ReCaptcha site and have my V3 site key and secret key.
  • In ChronosForms I added the Google ReCaptcha to my Load page and filled out the site key, secret key and V3.
  • When I submit the form it spins forever and doesn't submit anything.

Are there additional steps required to activate/authentica the ReCaptcha?  I've never set-up ReCaptcha before so perhaps I'm missing something basic.

Max_admin Max_admin 08 Jan, 2026

Hi Christopher

This should work, but please post a screenshot of your ReCaptcha field settings to be sure, change or hide the key please.

Your page may also has a JavaScript error that's blocking the script, can you test the form in the admin area ? does it have the same problem ?

Max, ChronoForms developer
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Ch Christopher_Cooke 08 Jan, 2026

No, it doesn't work in the Administrator "preview" area either.  Same problem, it just spins on submission.The form works in both "preview" and "live" as soon as I remove the Google ReCaptcha form element.

UPDATE: Removed the link.

Thank you.

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Max_admin Max_admin 09 Jan, 2026

Hi Chris

Most probably there is a JavaScript error, please send me a link to a form WITH the Google ReCaptcha so I can test it

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Max_admin Max_admin 14 Jan, 2026

Hi Chris

What happens when you switch to ReCaptcha v2, does it work ?

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sz szablac 2d ago

Hi Chris,

I had the exact same issue.The solution is really simple: change the id of the submit button from "submit" to anything else, and your form will work perfectly with ReCaptcha.

Thank you. That solved the problem. Really appreciate it.

I  would suggest the Chronos team update the code to either block use of ID = submit, or change their code to account for people using it.

sz szablac 2d ago

I guess it is not their code. It is the javascript code of ReCaptcha that comes from Google.The issue is quite old, someone bumped into it 9 years ago: https://groups.google.com/g/recaptcha/c/ic8cuIxex2E

However, blocking the use of it, or at least giving a hint not to use it, is a good idea.

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