Captchinoo, admin login page protection with Google recaptcha
by wp-buy · Login & Users
Also makes 16 other plugins · 345.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Protect your WordPress login form from bots and brute force attacks with Google reCAPTCHA, a slide-to-unlock captcha, or an icon captcha.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+7%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “brute force” for “google recaptcha”. “brute force” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 61 average across 2,213 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 17.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,481 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 1 release 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 61 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slide captcha | #3 | #16 | — |
| page protection | #15 | #22 | down 2 |
| google recaptcha | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| google captcha | #14 | #20 | down 1 |
| google recaptcha v3 | #15 | #20 | up 1 |
| admin protection | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| recaptcha v3 | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| brute force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 22 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
- Swap “brute force” for “google recaptcha”. “brute force” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #22 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 484 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.3 · 4 Sep 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. 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 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.8 Captchinoo, admin login page protection with Google recaptcha <= 2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation ↗2021-04-22 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.4 Patched in 2.5
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
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "Protect your WordPress login form from bots and brute force attacks with Google reCAPTCHA, a slide-to-unloc..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,735 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "login security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-09 200+ → 300+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 300+ → 200+ down
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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Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Melapress Login Security 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Brute Force Protection, 2FA, Firewall & Login Security 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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