How reCAPTCHA works with Leaky Paywall

What does the Leaky Paywall reCAPTCHA add-on do?

The reCAPTCHA add-on helps prevent automated bots and spam accounts from completing your registration forms.

Your Paywall Project managed Leaky Paywall set up uses invisible reCAPTCHA v3, which means:

• There is no visible “I’m not a robot” checkbox
• No challenges (traffic lights, buses, crosswalks, etc.)
• The system works entirely in the background

Google silently assigns every visitor a score based on how “human” their interaction appears. If the score is too low, Leaky Paywall blocks the registration from being submitted.

We keep it simple: good scores pass, suspicious activity is stopped. 😊

How Leaky Paywall Uses Invisible reCAPTCHA v3

When the registration form loads:

1. Google evaluates user behavior (movement patterns, browser signals, IP reputation, etc.).
2. A score between 0.0 and 1.0 is returned.
   • 1.0 = very likely human
   • 0.0 = very likely a bot
3. Leaky Paywall checks your chosen threshold (the “Score” setting).
4. If the score is below your threshold, the form cannot be submitted.