{"id":14432,"date":"2025-09-16T10:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=14432"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:34:29","slug":"add-captcha-spam-protection-to-your-survey","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/snapxmp\/add-captcha-spam-protection-to-your-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Add captcha spam protection to your survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Protect against spam and automated threats by enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/altcha.org\/\">ALTCHA <\/a>captcha on your survey.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group widescreen\"><div class=\"wp-block-html\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DOKZzodHKrE?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enable ALTCHA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the survey from the survey list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Collect<\/strong> link to go to the <strong>Collect <\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103709.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103709.png 763w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103709-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Overview<\/strong>, click the <strong>Change options<\/strong> button. This opens the <strong>Interviewing options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Use ALTCHA captcha to protect interview starts<\/strong> option. This enables the ALTCHA verification at the start of every interview for this survey.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103441.png 502w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-103441-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View ALTCHA survey setting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the survey from the survey list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Collect<\/strong> link to go to the <strong>Collect <\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Overview<\/strong>, you can see the ALTCHA captcha setting shown as disabled or enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-144735.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-144735.png 811w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-144735-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-144735-768x178.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ALTCHA captcha during the interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the participant clicks the survey link, the interview loads showing the form is protected by ALTCHA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AltchaOpen-1024x250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AltchaOpen-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AltchaOpen-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AltchaOpen-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AltchaOpen.png 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the participant clicks <strong>Open<\/strong>, the captcha checks are carried out. 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