How to Conditionally Remove Captcha from Fluent Forms for Logged-in Users

If you run a WordPress site with Fluent Forms, you may want to make the form submission experience smoother for your logged-in users by removing captcha verification. This tutorial will show you how to conditionally remove captcha fields (Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, or hCAPTCHA) from your Fluent Forms when a user is logged in.

This approach improves user experience for your registered members whilst maintaining security for guest users – a perfect balance for membership sites or online communities.

Why Remove Captcha for Logged-in Users?

Before diving into the code, let’s understand why this is useful:

1. Improved user experience for registered members
2. Faster form submissions for your loyal users
3. Reduced friction in the user journey
4. Maintained security where it matters most (anonymous submissions)

Let’s look at how to implement this functionality.

The Solution

The solution involves two key functions:

1. A function to remove the captcha field from the form rendering
2. A function to disable the captcha verification process

Here’s the code to remove Turnstile captcha for logged-in users: