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Really Simple CAPTCHA for cformsII

by bgermann · Security

Beginning with version 14.9.1 cformsII has pluggable captcha support. This plugin makes use of that by providing an implementation for the Really Simp …

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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50 Health · D
Maintenance 21/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

50 health vs 74 average across 232 Security plugins

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+7% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

128

now · peak 284

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

Really Simple CAPTCH · #10525 CleanTalk Anti-Spam. · #244 Simple CAPTCHA with · #290 Email Address Encode · #412

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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈350

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

Details

Version
1.4
Last updated
2.3y ago
Added
2015-03-26 · 11 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.2
Tested up to
6.5.8
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-01-26 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in band
  2. 2026-01-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
  3. 2026-01-22 400+ → 300+ down after 372 days in band
  4. 2025-01-15 500+ → 400+ down after 287 days in band
  5. 2024-04-03 600+ → 500+ down after 277 days in band
  6. 2023-07-01 700+ → 600+ down after 11 days in band
  7. 2023-06-20 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
  8. 2023-06-19 700+ → 600+ down

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Really Simple CAPTCHA for cformsII: 300+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cforms2-really-simple-captcha