# Configure hcaptcha on new accounts and/or first post

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** captcha
**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799 "2025-04-07T20:27:19Z")
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### Author: ![Debbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@Debbie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Debbie)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799/1 "2025-04-07T20:27:19Z")

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Feature request: Instead of only having hcaptcha on new account creation, please allow a setting that can also enable it for first posts. (If hcaptcha was not previously enabled, there may be many spurious accounts that need checking.)

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