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Version: 5.3 (Upcoming)

Captcha Form Field

The captcha form field type provides access to an installed captcha plugin.

  • type (mandatory) must be captcha.
  • name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
  • label (mandatory) (translatable) is the field html label.
  • validate (mandatory) must be "captcha".
  • description (optional) (translatable) is the field description.
  • namespace (optional) only relevant if there are 2 captchas on a page. If the 2 captchas have the same namespace then they will share the same Captcha object. If omitted, the name of the form object is used instead.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/Field/CaptchaField.php

Example XML parameter definition​

<field
        name="captcha" 
        type="captcha" 
        validate="captcha"
        namespace="contact"
        label="COM_CONTACT_CAPTCHA_LABEL"
        description="COM_CONTACT_CAPTCHA_DESC"
/>

To use a Captcha on a form you must have:

  • downloaded and installed a Captcha plugin (eg from the Joomla Extension Directory)
  • enabled the Captcha plugin
  • set the Global Configuration / Site / Default Captcha parameter

See Also​

How to develop a Captcha Plugin.