BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 45 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ SHIMANTA DAS

   8mo ago

   shows warning here after installation. Warning: Undefined array key “answer” in C:\xampp\htdocs\mc2\wp-content\plugins\botshield-captcha\includes\class-botshield-captcha-field.php on line 298 Warning: Undefined array key “hash” in C:\xampp\htdocs\mc2\wp-content\plugins\botshield-captcha\includes\class-botshield-captcha-field.php on line 299

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-31 50+ → 60+ up after 24 days in tier
2. 2026-08-07 40+ → 50+ up after 63 days in tier
3. 2026-06-05 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
4. 2026-05-27 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
5. 2026-05-22 30+ → 40+ up after 44 days in tier
6. 2026-04-08 20+ → 30+ up after 23 days in tier
7. 2026-03-16 10+ → 20+ up after 68 days in tier
8. 2026-01-07 — → 10+ 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).

• Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C
• LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• R reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B

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BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7: 60+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/botshield-captcha