Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
by stasionok · Forms
Also makes 5 other plugins · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add antispam Yandex SmartCaptcha for your forms with Contact Form 7
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form 7” for “contact form 7 module”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “contact form 7 module” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →23%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 12.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,666 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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 164 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yandex captcha your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| smartcaptcha | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| yandex your tag | #2 | #9 | up 2 |
| contact form 7 module | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| antispam | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| captcha your tag | #19 | #22 | down 1 |
| antispam login form | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| contact form 7 captcha | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| no captcha | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| captcha form | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| form captcha | #22 | #24 | down 3 |
| antispam wordpress | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| captcha plugin | #23 | #23 | down 5 |
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| яндекс капча your tag | Not checked yet | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form 7” for “contact form 7 module”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “contact form 7 module” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 24 Apr 2024 · 921 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 922 · 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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2.7 · 20 May 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 184 days.
Install history since 23 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dim7954mo ago
Спасибо! Всё просто и понятно, легко установить и самое главное работает капча и защищает от спама лучше чем google даже) This topic was modified 2 weeks, 2 days ago by dim795.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ exofnot11mo ago
Все как надо: скачал, установил, работает. Идеально!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vladsal7771.2y ago
На версии CF7 6.1 при первом отправлении формы нет оповещения что отправлено успешно. При повторном нажатии есть. При отключении этого плагина все работает как надо.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wowkot2.5y ago
Great plugin, I Recommend it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ galina292.5y ago
Спасибо за плагин. Быстро и удобно встраивать каптчу.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.7 Fix bedrock compatibility 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Update smartcaptcha domain to new smartcaptcha.cloud.yandex.ru 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Fix Bedroсk compatibility 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Fix validator.w3.org error into form> 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Fix other init captcha error 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.1 Fix error init captcha Fix duplicate class attribute 1.2.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
5 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 "Add antispam Yandex SmartCaptcha for your forms with Contact Form 7"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 611 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "яндекс капча" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 188 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 800+ → 900+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 600+ → 700+ up after 22 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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LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - D DS CF7 Math Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
- R reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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