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July 17, 2020

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# ReCAPTCHA v3 on storefront contact forms & blog comments

Google’s reCAPTCHA v3 has been added to online store contact forms and blog comments to reduce incoming spam. reCAPTCHA v3 analyzes visitor behavior to block spam from bots, and reduces friction for real users by eliminating CAPTCHA challenges. This feature is enabled by on all stores by default, but can be disabled in the online store preferences.

Learn more about [reCAPTCHA v3 and how it interacts with themes](http://shopify.dev/docs/themes/recaptcha-v3) on Shopify.dev.