CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress
by WPKube · Security
Also makes 6 other plugins · 199.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Use CAPTCHA to stop spam and allow customers & users to interact with your website easily. Block fake accounts and orders. Avoid false positives.
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈150K estimated
Momentum
-43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “recaptcha”, “cloudflare turnstile” and “captcha” for “fake accounts”, “fake” and “no captcha”. “recaptcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “fake accounts” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare turnstile” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “fake” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “no captcha” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 3.7M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 68 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 269 reviews, smoothed to 3.34★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| nocaptcha | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| fake accounts | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| geoblocking | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| antispam protection your tag | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| antispam | #9 | #10 | down 1 |
| hcaptcha your tag | #13 | #16 | down 1 |
| interact | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| captcha your tag | #15 | #14 | down 2 |
| cloudflare turnstile your tag | #18 | #16 | up 1 |
| fake | #15 | #8 | down 1 |
| recaptcha your tag | #20 | #15 | up 1 |
| antispam wordpress | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| no captcha | #15 | #11 | down 2 |
| free captcha | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| recaptcha v3 | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| recaptcha v2 | #9 | #11 | up 2 |
| block fake users | #12 | #13 | up 1 |
| turnstile | #23 | #20 | down 4 |
| captcha plugin | #15 | #13 | down 2 |
| fake users | #15 | #11 | down 1 |
80 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 53 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “recaptcha”, “cloudflare turnstile” and “captcha” for “fake accounts”, “fake” and “no captcha”. “recaptcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “fake accounts” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare turnstile” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “fake” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “no captcha” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “captcha”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “hcaptcha”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 154.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v7.6.2 · 25 Aug 2026
49
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Feb 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ juliepire1.2y ago
Everything works great and the customer service is fantastic. Highly recommended! If you are experiencing a conflict with Stripe / WooCommerce / ReCAPTCHA, that is preventing Apple Pay and Google Pay from processing orders – use this ReCAPTCHA plugin and it will fix that problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mac Boris Perc1.5y ago
Use it from the start.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hagen1.6y ago
Very complicated and it blocked even my own access to the backend without showing any captcha to act on. I wasted enough time with it and will delete it. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Hagen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vagabondtabby2.3y ago
Installed just fine, created & added api keys, everything looked great, but when I look at my actual login & registration forms — which are the default ones — there’s no captcha. Seems to be a common problem with this plugin, which is a shame; I was hoping for an easier solution to this problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ljezard2.4y ago
Super easy to set up and worked straight away. I’ll be using this plugin on other client websites for sure! This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by ljezard.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergiotech2.4y ago
I couldn’t get it to work; I followed the guide. Maybe my WP installation is corrupted or perhaps the plugin doesn’t work properly. It’s a shame
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Asif2.4y ago
The plugin works perfectly and the support is also great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thaann2.4y ago
I made a configuration mistake, no error on the plugin part at all, but opened a ticket because I couldn’t find what I did wrong. Received a reply within an hour, and in 1 hour + 1 minute I had it fixed. Great!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 7.6.0 Version 7.6.0 is the first update of the CAPTCHA 4WP plugin released under WPKube. Read the announcement for more information. New features & functionality Introduced an option for users to choose how the plugin’s JavaSc 7.6.0
- — Version 7.6.1 Bug fixes Captcha bypass vulnerability 7.6.1
- — Version 7.6.2 Bug fixes Fixed a bug that caused a fatal error on the plugin’s settings page when there is an admin notice with the name being an integer instead of a string 7.6.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (7.6.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress <= 7.6.0 - CAPTCHA Bypass ↗
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 7.0.5 Patched in 7.0.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 24 languages, 9 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Use CAPTCHA to stop spam and allow customers & users to interact with your website easily. Block fake accou..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,576 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "antispam protection" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-23 200K+ → 100K+ down after 887 days in tier
- 2021-02-16 100K+ → 200K+ up after 353 days in tier
- 2020-02-29 6K+ → 100K+ up after 1053 days in tier
- 2017-04-12 5K+ → 6K+ up after 156 days in tier
- 2016-11-07 2K+ → 5K+ up after 370 days in tier
- 2015-11-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2015-08-14 200+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Captcha Code 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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