Unloading Google ReCaptcha V3

  • Google ReCaptcha V3 is probably slowing down my site. Do I need this loading on every single page of my site or only the login and contact pages?? Will it help or at least not have any negative impact if I prevent it from loading in all pages other than the login and contact pages?

    Regards.

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  • Recaptcha V3 needs to load on every page to determine the behaviour and authenticity of the visitor. V2 only loads on the page where the form is, but requires the visitor to complete an I am human-type checkbox. If you are worried about a performance impact you can test the page load with and without V3 activated on the site:
    https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

    Thread Starter moreechika

    (@moreechika)

    I tested my site both with and without Recaptcha (kept the ReCap code in login and contact pages though) using Pagespeed. The difference in score is huge. It’s 25-35 with the ReCaptcha and 64-76 without it.

    One option would be to use recaptcha v2 on the forms, which only needs to load on the form/login page itself. If it’s only you the admin logging into the wordpress dashboard then a strong password should be enough, or use a security plugin that also protects the login page from misuse. I don’t think speed performance is important on the login page (www.yoursite.com/wp-login.php), unless the login form is embedded on a page with content.

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