--- title: "Add Cloudflare Turnstile to your Joomla Form - Convert Forms" description: "Cloudflare Turnstile is a user-friendly, GDPR-compliant reCAPTCHA alternative that helps protect your Joomla forms from spam and abusive use. Turnstil" url: "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/convert-forms/security/cloudflare-turnstile-captcha" date: "2026-04-10T18:33:24+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- [ Home ](https://www.tassos.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=24&Itemid=1088) / [ Convert Forms ](https://www.tassos.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=43) / [ Spam, Security & Compliance ](https://www.tassos.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=78) # Add Cloudflare Turnstile to your Joomla Form Cloudflare Turnstile is a user-friendly, GDPR-compliant reCAPTCHA alternative that helps protect your Joomla forms from spam and abusive use. Turnstile is easy to use, provides a variety of themes and sizes, and operates invisibly in the background without requiring users to solve puzzles. Convert Forms includes built-in support for Cloudflare Turnstile. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through setting up and using Turnstile within Convert Forms to enhance your form's security. - [Generate Turnstile Keys](#generate_keys) - [Add Turnstile to Joomla Forms](#add_turnstile) - [Add Invisible Turnstile to Joomla Forms](#add_invisible_turnstile) - [Why you probably don’t need Turnstile](#honeypot) ## [Generate Turnstile Keys](#generate_keys) To generate the required keys, you must log into your Cloudflare account by visiting . After logging in, select your account and click on the "Turnstile" menu item on the left-hand sidebar. ![convert forms turnstile select](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-select-menu.png) On the new page, click on the "Add Site" button. [![convert forms turnstile add new site](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-add-site.png)](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-add-site.png) Next, enter your Site Name, add your domain, select the "Managed" widget mode, and click the "Create" button. [![convert forms cloudflare register new site save](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-add-site-finalize.png)](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-add-site-finalize.png) Your Turnstile keys are ready! You can now copy your keys over to your Convert Forms configuration settings. [![convert forms turnstile site settings](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-copy-keys.png)](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-copy-keys.png) ## [Add Turnstile to Joomla Forms](#add_turnstile) In the Joomla administration environment, click on Global Configuration -> Convert Forms and click on the "Turnstile" tab. [![convert forms turnstile configuration add keys](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-global-config.png)](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-global-config.png) Here is where your keys must be placed. Fill in both the "Site key" and "Secret key" fields using Turnstile's corresponding keys. Next, go to the main administration menu: Components -> Convert Forms -> Forms. ![convert forms select forms](https://www.tassos.gr/images/convertforms_recaptcha_component_menu.png) Choose the form you want to edit. ![convert forms select a form](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-select-form.png) Choose the "Add Field" tab and click on the *Turnstile* field in the Advanced Fields category. Save your work. ![convert forms select turnstile field](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-select-field.png) Subsequently, more appearance options are given, where you can optionally choose the Turnstile theme and size in the respective field options. [![convert forms turnstile field settings](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-field-settings.png)](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-field-settings.png) Turnstile comes with Light and Dark themes, as well as Normal and Compact sizes, as seen below: **Light Normal** ![convert forms turnstile light theme normal size](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/turnstile-light-normal.png) **Dark Normal** ![convert forms turnstile dark theme normal size](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/turnstile-dark-normal.png) **Light Compact** ![convert forms turnstile light theme compact size](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/turnstile-light-compact.png) **Dark Compact** ![convert forms turnstile dark theme compact size](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/turnstile-dark-compact.png) Finally, after all the changes, save your work. Your Turnstile field is ready! ## [Add Invisible Turnstile to Joomla Forms](#add_invisible_turnstile) To add an invisible Turnstile to your form, follow the same steps under [Generate Turnstile Keys](#generate_keys), and on the *Add Site* step, select **Invisible** as the Widget Type. ![convert forms turnstile invisible site settings](https://www.tassos.gr/images/2024/07/convert-forms-cloudflare-turnstile-invisible-site-settings.png) Save your site settings, and follow the rest of the guide described under [Add Turnstile to Joomla Forms](#add_turnstile). Finally, after all the changes, save your work. Your Turnstile Invisible field is ready! ## [Why you probably don’t need Turnstile](#honeypot) Without you having to do a thing, Convert Forms is already protecting your forms from spam submissions. By default, a honeypot field is automatically added to each form. It's designed to catch spammers like an actual pot of honey would catch flies. It's just a hidden field placed into every form, and its purpose is to make form submission fail if anything is entered into it. Read more here: [Native Convert Forms Anti-spam Protection with Honeypot](https://www.tassos.gr/joomla-extensions/convert-forms/docs/native-convert-forms-anti-spam-protection-with-honeypot) **Tips:** - Don’t forget to store your keys. 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