To modify the way the recaptcha displays, go into the plugin editor. In the main file (it should be the default file you’re editing), go about two thirds of the way down the file to the Form Functions section. Find the second function called ‘onw_form_val_js’. You should see some code that looks like this:

Right before the part that says 'function onwFormValidate(){', you can insert the following code to modify the way the recaptcha form looks:

The default theme is red, but you can change it to white, blackglass, or clean. You can also add support for other languages with:

That changes the language to German. Use the appropriate language code for your language. To use both theme customization and alternate languages, write the code with a comma between theme and lang:

I'll be working on integrating these settings in future releases of the plugin.

I’ll see if the code is still there in your post. If not, please repost.

Thanks for the great plugin!

@ Martin

Put the line

echo “var RecaptchaOptions = {lang : ‘de’,};”;

into the file own_simple_contact.php
where “lang: xx” stands for the captcha’s language.

as described here:
http://recaptcha.net/apidocs/captcha/client.html

I have put that in line 450, just at the beginning of the Form Functions Section and it works great.

As for the reCAPTCHA plugin, it’s generally bad practice to make a plugin for public release that depends on a separate plugin for its functionality. In fact, I’ve never heard of a plugin that needed another plugin to work. What I can do some time in the future is add cross-compatibility so that you can use the wp-recaptcha plugin in my contact form, but that will be secondary to other concerns, since the plugin does already have functioning reCAPTCHA integration.

Thanks for the nice Plugin.

Second, I haven’t finished looking through the functionality of wp_mail to see if it’s a necessary improvement. Remember, this is so other people can send email to you. Is SMTP really necessary if the ‘from’ address is an unknown? As I see it now, I really don’t see how this plugin would be improved by SMTP configuration (although I am open to enlightenment).

Using wp_mail would make it compatible with other mail plugins such as the “configure smtp” plugin.