MW WP Form reCAPTCHA vs Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

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

Health D42

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

MW WP Form reCAPTCHA moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	MW WP Form reCAPTCHA	Advanced Google reCAPTCHA
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	1	430 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	30/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	25d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	294	265K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.6% ✓	5.5%
Category	Forms	Login & Users

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

Release activity

MW WP Form reCAPTCHAAdvanced 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.