reCAPTCHA spambuster
The reviews are mixed, with several merchants praising the app for effectively reducing spam on Shopify contact forms and blog comments. Positive feedback highlights that it can reliably block spam that Shopify’s default filters miss, save significant time by reducing manual moderation, and provide helpful support, including custom CSS and prompt responses. Some users also describe the app as simple to install and effective over time. However, there are notable negative experiences. A few reviewers report that the app does not work as expected, including continued spam attacks, duplicate reCAPTCHA messages, and a spinner that prevents the app from loading. Others mention more serious compatibility and functionality issues, such as the app corrupting the checkout button on the Dawn theme or incorrectly marking legitimate comments as spam without deleting them. Overall, the app appears valuable when it works properly, but reliability, theme compatibility, and false positives are recurring concerns.
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Had high Hopes but the App corrupts the Checkout button functionality in the shop (at least if using the DAWN theme) - this was identified as the problem by Shopify Support. There was no means to fix it. IF ReCaptcha spam Buster issues a new update to remove this bug, also assuring its Shopify Compliant with DAWN theme and Mac OS Safari we would be keen to see it back in our shopify site.
Thank you for this review — and for the detail in it. You were right, and we're sorry for the trouble it caused. We investigated the issue you described and found the cause: a conflict between our storefront script and the checkout button in the Dawn theme, which was most noticeable in Safari on Mac. This has now been fixed and the update is live for all stores — nothing needs to be changed on your end, the fix applies automatically. We've tested the fix specifically against the Dawn theme and Safari on macOS, alongside our usual browser and theme checks, and checkout now behaves exactly as it does without the app installed. If you're willing to give reCAPTCHA Spambuster another go, we'd love to have you back — and if you hit any issue at all, contact us through the app's support link and we'll make it a priority. Thanks again for taking the time to report this so clearly; reviews like yours are how the app gets better.
I use this extension but this not working continue spam attack on my site in contact form. You extension bug is you this "This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply." message will be display two time. how can you help with me
Shopify's default spam filter just does not do the job and spam still gets through, reCAPTCHA spambuster reliably solves this without any clumsiness. I have been using it on my contact form and blog and have found it to be very reliable.
We were looking forward to using this app. Unfortunately, it does not come up. All we see is a spinner. I am updating the review because the developer was very prompt in offering support.
This seems to be a case affecting only your shop, so let's solve it. I have replied to your email and looking forward to solve the issue with you as I understand more specifically what is going on. Would appreciate if waiting for the issue to be handled before leaving a negative review, since we do not know the reason yet. Looking forward to your email response. Sorry for the inconvenience.
If you have a blog on Shopify then you will know how poor the spam filtering is, this is the only app that I have found that sorts the problem. I've been using it for several weeks now and it works perfectly, impressed!
Thank you for your review, very glad this makes your work easier. Feel free to reach out should any issues ever arise.
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