Captcha provider

Image, Text, reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha, or Turnstile for enabled forms. Download captcha is separate.

Settingcaptcha_mode

Captcha provider

Chooses which captcha engine runs on the forms you enable under Captcha on forms (contact, register, login, tickets, and so on).

Where to find it

Admin → Settings → Settings (first tab) → Captcha & abuse → Captcha provider

Setting key: captcha_mode

Options

Value Provider
1 Image (built-in SVG challenge)
2 Text (default)
3 reCAPTCHA v2
5 hCaptcha
6 reCAPTCHA v3
8 Cloudflare Turnstile

Legacy Solve Media (4) is not in the picker.

Download-page captcha (before minting a link) is not this setting — that is per tier under Settings → Users limits (Download captcha).

After picking a third-party mode, paste that provider’s keys in the matching fields.

Common problems

Forms fail after switching provider

Keys still belong to the old provider, or site key / secret are swapped.

Captcha shows but never accepts

Domain not allowed in the provider console (must include your live hostname, www vs apex).

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