# \#captcha **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/captcha/729.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Discourse Captcha](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-captcha/291383)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-captcha/291383 "2026-07-22T22:46:52Z")
:discourse: Summary Discourse Captcha adds CAPTCHA challenge support to the local sign-up form, with support for multiple providers including hCaptcha and reCAPTCHA. :open\_book: Install guide This plugin i… --- ## [What does this error on hCaptcha mean? Error parsing hCaptcha response: Discourse::InvalidAccess](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-this-error-on-hcaptcha-mean-error-parsing-hcaptcha-response-discourse-invalidaccess/406420)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-this-error-on-hcaptcha-mean-error-parsing-hcaptcha-response-discourse-invalidaccess/406420 "2026-06-30T10:39:04Z")
I just setup the hCaptcha plugin yesterday. I have tested it by creating a new user and was able to create a user successfully. However in the logs I noticed 23 cases of this error: Error parsing hCaptcha response: Dis… --- ## [Discord Signup broken with Hcaptcha enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-signup-broken-with-hcaptcha-enabled/393731)
**Author:** [@TypicalThieves](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TypicalThieves)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-signup-broken-with-hcaptcha-enabled/393731 "2026-01-17T19:39:13Z")
We’ve got a report of an error message that has thrown a few people off when Discourse’s Discord Login feature is enabled, and Hcaptcha is enabled. When users registers with Discord when Hcaptcha is also on, they’re bei… --- ## [Configure hcaptcha on new accounts and/or first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799)
**Author:** [@Debbie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Debbie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [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")
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 … --- ## [Signup doesn't work when hCaptcha enabled and keys not configured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-doesnt-work-when-hcaptcha-enabled-and-keys-not-configured/344779)
**Author:** [@martinmodrak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martinmodrak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-doesnt-work-when-hcaptcha-enabled-and-keys-not-configured/344779 "2024-12-29T19:01:25Z")
It appears that on our (officially hosted) instance, hCaptcha plugin was turned on by default, but (for obvious reasons) was not configured with a hCaptcha account. We just had a user report that they couldn’t sign up an… --- ## [hCaptcha plug-in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hcaptcha-plug-in/308325)
**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hcaptcha-plug-in/308325 "2024-05-20T16:07:19Z")
I was made aware of this plug-in https://github.com/discourse/discourse-hCaptcha but don’t find anything about it here, does anyone have any info on it, using it, examples or reports? Thank you