JComments 2.3.0 with ReCaptcha in Joomla 2.5.x
- Joel Lipman
- Joomla
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- Joomla CMS v2.5.11 (Joomla.org)
- jComments v2.3.0 (JoomlaTune.com)
Posting this as it was rather rewarding to achieve and I hope will be of some use to others in the same boat. This article details how to replace jComments built-in kCaptcha with Google's ReCaptcha. Note that I have an article on how to do this with a ReCaptcha alternative called PlayThru by AreYouAHuman.com
Why?
The kCaptcha used by the jComments extension is easily automated and no longer blocks spam comments.
How?
So the main bulk came from the JoomlaTune website but as it was a forum post that may get moved/deleted, I've copied most of it and put it here with my minor revisions/adjustments to get it actually working.