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Brand new release: reCAPTCHA Add-On 2.1

By Gravity Forms Updated November 19, 2025

We’re pleased to announce that we have updated the Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On. In version 2.1, you’ll find the following updates…

• Added a new gform_recaptcha_spam_score_threshold filter to control score threshold used to identify spam.
• Updated to skip validation if the form or honeypot is already invalid, or it’s not the first or last page, reducing the Google credit usage by some forms.

Quiet, powerful spam protection for WordPress forms

Spam control should feel natural, not intrusive. With the Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On, Google’s verification technology works quietly to keep automated submissions out of your workflow.

Setup is quick. Protection is constant.

Choose the reCAPTCHA style that fits your approach – v2 (built in), v3 Classic, or v3 Enterprise through the reCAPTCHA Add-On. Customer questions, sign-ups, contest entries, feedback forms – everything stays clean and reliable because your submissions come from real people, not scripted bots.

Your forms stay focused on humans. The noise never gets in.

For more information on setting up and using the add-on, visit the Gravity Forms documentation.

Note: The reCAPTCHA Add-On is available with all Gravity Forms licenses. Visit our pricing page for more information on the features and other add-ons available on each plan.

reCAPTCHA Add-On v2.1 changelog

• Added a new gform_recaptcha_spam_score_threshold filter to control score threshold used to identify spam.
• Updated to skip validation if the form or honeypot is already invalid, or it’s not the first or last page, reducing the Google credit usage by some forms.
• Updated Enterprise API auth token refresh to log the response for an edge case where a 200 status is returned but a new auth token is not issued.
• Fixed an issue where the entry detail page metabox is not added when the score is 0.
• Fixed an issue where an entry note is not added when the entry is marked as spam.

If you are a Gravity Forms license holder, the reCAPTCHA Add-On v2.1 can be updated in your WordPress dashboard, or downloaded manually from your account downloads page.