PHP Compatibility Index

Is reCAPTCHA in WP comments form compatible with PHP 8?

Version 9.1.2 · 8,000+ active installs

Works on PHP 8.0–8.5, with deprecation notices from 8.0

No removed PHP features found in reCAPTCHA in WP comments form 9.1.2. It uses 17 deprecated feature(s) that only log notices today.

PHP 8.0

⚠ 9

PHP 8.1

⚠ 9

PHP 8.2

⚠ 9

PHP 8.3

⚠ 9

PHP 8.4

⚠ 12

PHP 8.5

⚠ 17

✓ no problems · ⚠ deprecation notices only (still works) · ✗ uses something removed in that PHP version

Not updated for 7.5 years. Nobody seems to maintain this plugin, so problems found here are unlikely to be fixed. If your site uses it, look for a maintained alternative before upgrading PHP.

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Deprecated (works today, logs notices)

File:line	What
`includes/backend-interface.php:310`	The boolean cast is deprecated since PHP 8.5; Use (bool) instead
`includes/frontend-interface.php:38`	The boolean cast is deprecated since PHP 8.5; Use (bool) instead
`includes/recaptcha.php:34`	The boolean cast is deprecated since PHP 8.5; Use (bool) instead
`includes/settings.php:365`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $data is optional, while parameter $subsectionOrder is required. The $data parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:472`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:480`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:486`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:493`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:501`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:507`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $order is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:514`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $subsectionOrder is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/settings.php:536`	Declaring an optional parameter before a required parameter is deprecated since PHP 8.0. Parameter $value is optional, while parameter $subsectionOrder is required. The $value parameter is implicitly treated as a required parameter.
`includes/tools.php:39`	The boolean cast is deprecated since PHP 8.5; Use (bool) instead
`recaptcha/src/ReCaptcha/ReCaptcha.php:58`	Implicitly marking a parameter as nullable is deprecated since PHP 8.4. Update the type to be explicitly nullable instead. Found implicitly nullable parameter: $requestMethod.
`recaptcha/src/ReCaptcha/RequestMethod/Curl.php:72`	Function curl_close() is deprecated since PHP 8.5
`recaptcha/src/ReCaptcha/RequestMethod/CurlPost.php:51`	Implicitly marking a parameter as nullable is deprecated since PHP 8.4. Update the type to be explicitly nullable instead. Found implicitly nullable parameter: $curl.
`recaptcha/src/ReCaptcha/RequestMethod/SocketPost.php:71`	Implicitly marking a parameter as nullable is deprecated since PHP 8.4. Update the type to be explicitly nullable instead. Found implicitly nullable parameter: $socket.

Plugin page on WordPress.org: recaptcha-in-wp-comments-form