BuddyPress reCAPTCHA
by algorhythm · Security
This plugin utilizes reCAPTCHA to help your blog stay clear of spam-registrations.
45 health vs 65 average across 507 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5441 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
90
now · peak 196
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-10 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-08 300+ → 200+ down after 68 days in band
- 2025-12-02 200+ → 300+ up after 95 days in band
- 2025-08-29 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-08-21 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-08-17 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-16 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/buddypress-recaptcha" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="BuddyPress reCAPTCHA — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> BuddyPress reCAPTCHA: 200+ active installs, 4.5★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/buddypress-recaptcha