Plugin audit
Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 is in good shape, with 2 changes that could lift its ranking.
Active installs
3K+
Rating
4.6★
wp.org · 5 reviews
Downloads / 30d
788
Momentum
-8% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2564 tracked Forms plugins: health 80 vs 65 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.1★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 smartcaptcha
- #1 yandex captcha
- #3 yandex Up 1
- #4 yandex wordpress
- #8 antispam login form
- #11 contact form 7 module Down 3
- #17 antispam Down 1
- #19 captcha Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: contact form 7.
What to fix first
- 1
Ask happy users for a review
5 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 2
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists.
Ranking signals
Listing score 90/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 169 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
4.6★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for, headings and lists and enough to quote. Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 5 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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