diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd9b719..c4da460 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,77 +1,129 @@
+## Configuring template
 
-## Configuration
+Navigate to `/contact/crud/contact-template` to create a new form template.
 
-Each form has a unique name, e.g. 'reservation'.
+* Name: a unique name, e.g. 'reservation'
+* From Email: valid email
+* To Email: valid email
+* Captcha: this tells the contact module that a captcha will be used and that it has to validated against it (sets model scenario to captcha)
+* Form Schema: json-schema used to build a form with `dmstr/jsoneditor/JsonEditorWidget` (For more information about schema see examples on: https://github.com/json-editor/json-editor 
+)
+
+## conventions:
 
-conventions:
 * if you have a property reply_to in your schema and send valid email address as value, this will be used as Reply-To: header in message
 
-Each form needs 2 Twig templates:
-* `contact:<formname>` (template in which the form will be rendered)
-* `contact:<formname>:send` (will be rendered as "thank you page" after message has been send)
+## Twig templates (Views)
 
-While <formname> must be replaced with your template name
+Each form needs 2 Twig templates. Navigate to `/prototype/twig/index` to create them:
 
-For more information about schema see examples on: https://github.com/json-editor/json-editor 
+* `contact:FORM_NAME`: template in which the form will be rendered
+* `contact:FORM_NAME:send`: will be rendered as "thank you page" after message has been send
 
-To enable the export feature add *kartik\grid\Module* to your project modules
+While `FORM_NAME` must be replaced with your template name
 
-## Examples
+* The form can be seen at `/contact/default/?schema=FORM_NAME`
+* The "thank you page" can be seen at `/contact/default/done?schema=FORM_NAME`
 
-### Twig layout (
+### Form Twig layout
 
-Form:
 ```twig
 {{ use('dmstr/jsoneditor/JsonEditorWidget') }}
 {{ use('yii/widgets/ActiveForm') }}
 
-{% set script %}
-            JSONEditor.defaults.language = "de";
-            JSONEditor.defaults.languages.de = {
-            error_minLength: "Muss mindestens \{\{0\}\} Zeichen enthalten.",
-            error_notset: "Muss gesetzt sein",
-            error_notempty: "Pflichtfeld"
-            };
-{% endset %}
-{{ this.registerJs(script) }}
-{{ this.registerJs('JSONEditor.plugins.selectize.enable = true;') }}
-
-<div class="row">
-    <div class="col-md-12">
-        {% set form = active_form_begin({
-            'id': 'contact-form',
-            'action' : '',
-            'options': {
-            }
-        }) %}
-
-        {{ form.errorSummary(model) | raw }}
-
-        {{ json_editor_widget_widget({
-            'model': model,
-            'attribute': 'json',
-            'options': {
-                'id': 'contact-json'
-            },
-            'clientOptions': {
-                'theme': 'bootstrap3',
-                'disable_collapse': true,
-                'disable_edit_json': true,
-                'disable_properties': true,
-                'no_additional_properties': true,
-                'show_errors': 'always'
-            },
-            'schema': schema,
-        }) }}
-
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{ t('twig-widget', 'Send') }}</button>
-
-        {{ active_form_end() }}
+<div class="container">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-12">
+            {% set form = active_form_begin({
+                'id': 'contact-form',
+                'action' : '',
+                'options': {
+                }
+            }) %}
+    
+            {{ form.errorSummary(model) | raw }}
+    
+            {{ json_editor_widget_widget({
+                'model': model,
+                'attribute': 'json',
+                'options': {
+                    'id': 'contact-json'
+                },
+                'clientOptions': {
+                    'theme': 'bootstrap3',
+                    'disable_collapse': true,
+                    'disable_edit_json': true,
+                    'disable_properties': true,
+                    'no_additional_properties': true,
+                    'show_errors': 'interaction'
+                },
+                'schema': schema,
+            }) }}
+
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{ t('twig-widget', 'Send') }}</button>
+            
+            {{ active_form_end() }}
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 ```
 
-Done:
+### Form Twig layout with captcha (requires `captcha` activate in the contact-template)
+
+```twig
+{{ use('dmstr/jsoneditor/JsonEditorWidget') }}
+{{ use('yii/widgets/ActiveForm') }}
+{{ use('yii/captcha/Captcha') }}
+
+<div class="container">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-12">
+            {% set form = active_form_begin({
+                'id': 'contact-form',
+                'action' : '',
+                'options': {
+                }
+            }) %}
+    
+            {{ form.errorSummary(model) | raw }}
+    
+            {{ json_editor_widget_widget({
+                'model': model,
+                'attribute': 'json',
+                'options': {
+                    'id': 'contact-json'
+                },
+                'clientOptions': {
+                    'theme': 'bootstrap3',
+                    'disable_collapse': true,
+                    'disable_edit_json': true,
+                    'disable_properties': true,
+                    'no_additional_properties': true,
+                    'show_errors': 'interaction'
+                },
+                'schema': schema,
+            }) }}
+
+            {{ Captcha_widget({
+                model: model,
+                attribute: 'captcha',
+                captchaAction: '/contact/default/captcha'
+            }) }}
+
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{ t('twig-widget', 'Send') }}</button>
+            
+            {{ active_form_end() }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+```
+
+
+* The background and foreground colors of the captcha can be defined in the settings module under the `captcha` section.
+It uses a particular format for colors but the last 6 characters follow the css hex color code(eg 0xff0000 is red and 0x00ff00 is green)
+
+### "Thank you page" Twig layout
+
 ```twig
 <div class="alert alert-success">{{ t('twig-widget', 'Thank you for your message') }}</div>
 ```
@@ -213,6 +265,9 @@ Done:
 }
 ```
 
+## Export
+
+To enable the export feature add *kartik\grid\Module* to your project modules
 
 ## Giiant CRUDs
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/DefaultController.php b/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
index 9ca4feb..447dd27 100644
--- a/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use dmstr\modules\contact\models\ContactTemplate;
 use dmstr\modules\contact\Module;
 use yii;
+use yii\captcha\CaptchaAction;
 use yii\helpers\Json;
 use yii\web\Controller;
 use yii\web\ForbiddenHttpException;
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ public function actionIndex($schema)
             'contact_template_id' => $contactSchema->id
         ]);
 
+        if ($contactSchema->captcha === 1) {
+            $contactForm->scenario = ContactForm::SCENARIO_CAPTCHA;
+        }
+
+
         if ($contactForm->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $contactForm->validate()) {
 
             $contactLog = new ContactLog([
@@ -110,4 +116,25 @@ public function actionDone($schema)
 
     }
 
+    public function actions()
+    {
+        $testLimit = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('testLimit', 100, 'captcha', 'integer');
+        $width = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('width', 140, 'captcha', 'integer');
+        $height = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('height', 75, 'captcha', 'integer');
+        $offset = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('offset', -1, 'captcha', 'integer');
+        $backColor = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('backColor', '0x333333', 'captcha', 'string');
+        $foreColor = Yii::$app->settings->getOrSet('foreColor', '0xFFFFFF', 'captcha', 'string');
+        $actions = parent::actions();
+        $actions['captcha'] = [
+            'class' => CaptchaAction::class,
+            'testLimit' => $testLimit,
+            'width' => $width,
+            'height' => $height,
+            'offset' => $offset,
+            'backColor' =>  hexdec($backColor),
+            'foreColor' => hexdec($foreColor)
+        ];
+        return $actions;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/migrations/m201012_141325_alter_app_dmstr_contact_template_table.php b/src/migrations/m201012_141325_alter_app_dmstr_contact_template_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379c73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/m201012_141325_alter_app_dmstr_contact_template_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+use yii\db\Migration;
+
+class m201012_141325_alter_app_dmstr_contact_template_table extends Migration
+{
+    public function safeUp()
+    {
+        $this->addColumn('app_dmstr_contact_template','captcha', $this->boolean()->notNull()->defaultValue(null)->after('email_subject'));
+    }
+
+    public function safeDown()
+    {
+        $this->dropColumn('app_dmstr_contact_template','captcha');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/ContactForm.php b/src/models/ContactForm.php
index 089a49c..e5dca3f 100644
--- a/src/models/ContactForm.php
+++ b/src/models/ContactForm.php
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
  */
 class ContactForm extends Model
 {
+    const SCENARIO_CAPTCHA = 'captcha';
+
     public $contact_template_id;
     public $json;
+    public $captcha;
 
     public function getSchema()
     {
@@ -48,9 +51,9 @@ function ($attribute) {
                         $this->addError($error['property'], "{$error['property']}: {$error['message']}");
                     }
                 }
-
             }
         ];
+        $rules [] = ['captcha', 'captcha', 'captchaAction' => 'contact/default/captcha', 'on' => self::SCENARIO_CAPTCHA];
         return $rules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/ContactTemplate.php b/src/models/ContactTemplate.php
index 5be0f86..c032aab 100644
--- a/src/models/ContactTemplate.php
+++ b/src/models/ContactTemplate.php
@@ -29,4 +29,15 @@ public function behaviors()
         ];
         return $behaviors;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function optsCaptcha()
+    {
+        return [
+            0 => \Yii::t('contact', 'No'),
+            1 => \Yii::t('contact', 'Yes'),
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/base/ContactTemplate.php b/src/models/base/ContactTemplate.php
index 051b754..69e2588 100644
--- a/src/models/base/ContactTemplate.php
+++ b/src/models/base/ContactTemplate.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @property string $reply_to_email
  * @property string $to_email
  * @property string $email_subject
+ * @property integer $captcha
  * @property string $form_schema
  * @property string $created_at
  * @property string $updated_at
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public function rules()
     {
         return [
             [['name', 'from_email', 'to_email'], 'required'],
+            [['captcha'], 'integer'],
             [['form_schema'], 'string'],
             [['created_at', 'updated_at'], 'safe'],
             [['name', 'from_email', 'reply_to_email', 'to_email', 'email_subject'], 'string', 'max' => 255],
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public function attributeLabels()
             'reply_to_email' => Yii::t('models', 'Reply To Email'),
             'to_email' => Yii::t('models', 'To Email'),
             'email_subject' => Yii::t('models', 'Email Subject'),
+            'captcha' => Yii::t('models', 'Captcha'),
             'form_schema' => Yii::t('models', 'Form Schema'),
             'created_at' => Yii::t('models', 'Created At'),
             'updated_at' => Yii::t('models', 'Updated At'),
diff --git a/src/views/crud/contact-template/_form.php b/src/views/crud/contact-template/_form.php
index 8e9b459..b418ee6 100644
--- a/src/views/crud/contact-template/_form.php
+++ b/src/views/crud/contact-template/_form.php
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
 <!-- attribute to_email -->
 			<?php echo $form->field($model, 'to_email')->textInput(['maxlength' => true]) ?>
 
+<!-- attribute captcha -->
+			<?php echo                         $form->field($model, 'captcha')->dropDownList(
+	dmstr\modules\contact\models\ContactTemplate::optscaptcha()
+); ?>
+
 <!-- attribute form_schema -->
 			<?php echo $form->field($model, 'form_schema')->textarea(['rows' => 6]) ?>
 
diff --git a/src/views/crud/contact-template/_search.php b/src/views/crud/contact-template/_search.php
index 62a5e0e..962cabd 100644
--- a/src/views/crud/contact-template/_search.php
+++ b/src/views/crud/contact-template/_search.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 		<?php // echo $form->field($model, 'email_subject') ?>
 
+		<?php // echo $form->field($model, 'captcha') ?>
+
 		<?php // echo $form->field($model, 'form_schema') ?>
 
 		<?php // echo $form->field($model, 'created_at') ?>
diff --git a/src/views/crud/contact-template/index.php b/src/views/crud/contact-template/index.php
index 50b3952..c054a4e 100644
--- a/src/views/crud/contact-template/index.php
+++ b/src/views/crud/contact-template/index.php
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@
 			'name',
 			'from_email:email',
 			'to_email:email',
+			'captcha',
 			'form_schema:ntext',
 			'created_at',
 			'updated_at',
-			'reply_to_email:email',
+			/*'reply_to_email:email',*/
 			/*'email_subject:email',*/
 		],
 	]); ?>
diff --git a/src/views/crud/contact-template/view.php b/src/views/crud/contact-template/view.php
index ac7168d..34a9f2e 100644
--- a/src/views/crud/contact-template/view.php
+++ b/src/views/crud/contact-template/view.php
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 			'name',
 			'from_email:email',
 			'to_email:email',
+			'captcha',
 			'form_schema:ntext',
 			'created_at',
 			'updated_at',