Why is my newsletter sign up not working on my landing page?

Topic summary

  • Newsletter sign-up on the landing page has stopped working; users either see the error “Request failed reCAPTCHA validation” or receive no message/feedback.

  • Site is using the Narrative theme; a link to the live site was shared for reference.

  • The poster also asks how to automatically send emails to users who sign up for the newsletter.

  • reCAPTCHA is an anti-bot verification; a validation failure indicates the verification step isn’t passing or being recognized.

  • A responder’s only guidance so far: check the theme’s default code, implying potential template or customization issues.

  • No concrete fix, configuration steps, or email automation solution has been provided yet.

  • Status: unresolved and pending further troubleshooting and clarification on how to enable automated emails for new subscribers.

Summarized with AI on March 1. AI used: gpt-5.

My newsletter sign-up has stopped working. When a customer tries to sign up they either get this error Request failed reCAPTCHA validation or it doesn’t say anything. How can I send emails to people who sign-up for my newsletter automatically?

https://www.xfeetabove.com/

I’m using narrative theme.

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@xfeetabove

can you please check theme default code