Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA Field vs Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D45

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA Field moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA Field	Advanced Google reCAPTCHA
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	12	430 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.8y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	226	180.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.4%	5.5% ✓
Category	Forms	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA FieldAdvanced Google reCAPTCHA

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.