ARCaptcha – Puzzle Captcha | New-generation Captcha and bot protection
by arcaptcha · Security
Enables ARCaptcha integration with WordPress.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈310 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “captcha” and “recaptcha” for “puzzle” and “bot protection”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “puzzle” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “recaptcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot protection” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,777 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 7.7K 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 3 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: WP compatibility
Updated 4 days ago
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| puzzle | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| bot protection | #18 | #21 | down 2 |
| arcaptcha your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| کپچا your tag | Not checked yet | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “captcha” and “recaptcha” for “puzzle” and “bot protection”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “puzzle” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “recaptcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot protection” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 492 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 28 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 84 days.
Install history since 6 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ moghaddamhreza1.9y ago
Best Captcha plugin for iranian websites with easy use and installation. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by moghaddamhreza.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fazelium2.9y ago
A functional and powerful captcha plugin that is truly easy to install and setup. Captcha challenges can be used in login/register forms, the comments section of posts, Contact Form 7 forms and Woocommerce forms.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tuytoosh5.2y ago
افزونه ی وردپرس خیلی ساده راه میفته و به نظر میرسه از ابزارهای مشابه خارجی بهتره برای سایت های ایرانی و فارسی
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fayazbakhsh5.2y ago
🙂 امکانات خیلی خوبی داره و دست کمی از گوگل نداره و ایرانی هم هستش. دیگه چی بهتر از این میخواهید؟ This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by fayazbakhsh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arcaptcha5.2y ago
خیلی خوبه دیگه 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables ARCaptcha integration with WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 697 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "recaptcha", "کپچا" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-10-01 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 200+ → 300+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 100+ → 200+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 200+ → 100+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
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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hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Mailster reCaptcha 1K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Hizzle CAPTCHA – Protect your forms from spam 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Prosopo Procaptcha 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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