Contact Form 7 BWP reCAPTCHA Extension moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Friendly Captcha for WordPress moved up one install band, 9K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
Metric
Contact Form 7 BWP reCAPTCHA Extension
Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
400–500
10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
500+ → 400+
+11% ✓
Overall health
D · 44
B · 83 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
3/100
100/100 ✓
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
73/100
73/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
3.9★
3.9★ ✓
Reviews
4
18 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
36/100
93/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
High
Low ✓
Last updated
14.4y ago
16d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
159
10.6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
+13%
-24%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.2%
3.2% ✓
Category
Forms
Security
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Contact Form 7 BWP reCAPTCHA ExtensionFriendly Captcha for WordPress
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.