How to install Contact Form 7 with a CAPTCHA in WordPress

Contact Form 7 is a great choice when it comes to including a contact form in your WordPress website, however, it can be a bit fiddly when extending the functionality to include a CAPTCHA. Here is a simple guide to installing Contact Form & with a CAPTCHA and message log:

1. Install and activate the following plug-ins:
   1. Contact Form 7
   2. Really Simple Captcha
   3. Insert Headers and Footers
2. From within your WORDPRESS dashboard, go to CONTACT > INTEGRATION
3. Open a new tab in your browser and go to the Google reCAPTCHA site
   1. Follow the instructions to register your domain and generate the site and secret keys
   2. Copy the ‘site key’ and ‘secret key’ from the Google site to the Really Simple Captcha integration page before saving
4. From within your WORDPRESS dashboard, go to SETTINGS > INSERT HEADERS AND FOOTERS
   1. Paste the script link below into the ‘header’ section then save changes
5. From within your WORDPRESS dashboard, go to CONTACT > CONTACT FORMS
   1. Create a new contact form
   2. Right before the ‘SEND’ button of your form, paste the code below (don’t forget to add your unique SITE KEY where specified)
   3. Configure the form fully and save changes
6. Create your contact page
   1. Integrate the contact form as normal

(step 4.1) Paste the following code into the header section

<script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js'></script>

(step 5.2) Paste the following code into your new form just before the ‘send’ button (don’t forget to add your unique ‘site key’)

<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="<<your unique 'site key'>>"></div>