Captcha.eu
by captcha.eu · Forms
Captcha.eu, the GDPR compliant captcha plugin for WordPress!
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “captcha”, “contact” and “form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
87 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 12.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,670 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 11 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 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| re captcha | #11 | #17 | up 3 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “captcha”, “contact” and “form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 1 May 2023 · 1,281 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 975 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
11
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v1.0.83 · 22 Oct 2026
69
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 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 148 days.
Install history since 30 Apr 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webmuehle1.9y ago
After much research, I came to the conclusion that captcha.eu is the best captcha solution for inside the EU. It also offers some nice spam protection outside regular form protection! I highly recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Karsten2.5y ago
Wir haben für ein Kundenprojekt eine Anpassung für gravity forms gebraucht. Die Entwickler haben innerhalb von 24 Std. eine Lösung im Plugin integriert. Vielen Dank viele Grüße Karsten
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A.Ch3.2y ago
Most captcha solutions are either not completely GDPR compliant (such as Google reCaptcha) or they are not user friendly. I found this solution to be really clever and so far my trial version has worked really well. I most probably will subscribe to the paid version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janstiegler3.5y ago
simple and effortless – works! 👍🏻
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hjanuschka3.5y ago
works like expected
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.83). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-08-26 CVE-2025-53579 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.60 Patched in 1.0.61
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you need", "for businesses").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, Contact Form 7 and 3 more.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,172 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 300+ → 200+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 200+ → 300+ up after 359 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 100+ → 200+ up after 292 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 100+ → 90+ down after 3 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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VS Contact Form 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multifile Upload Field for Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Inazo's flamingo automatically delete old messages 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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