Disable Recaptcha – CF7

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers say it does the job and speeds up pages by stripping the CF7 reCAPTCHA scripts, with one dissenter arguing it only hides the badge while the script still loads.

1. ★★★★★ 1webdude

   2.7y ago

   Very easy to use & works as expected in v6.4.1. THANKS

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2. ★★★★★ koandj

   3.4y ago

   It really depends on what you want to achieve. You want to hide the badge? Yeah fine, this plugin works. Problem is, the ReCaptcha script is still working in the background, slowing down your website, collecting users’ info (thus infringing GDPR), etc. So as in “Disable” ReCaptcha, no. It doesn’t work.

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3. ★★★★★ usernamelost

   3.6y ago

   the plugin is great but the plugin thumbnail made me feel bad for removing him 🙁

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4. ★★★★★ timsondermann

   3.6y ago

   You saved my day. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ icreatenovelty

   4.5y ago

   Seems to work perfectly! Thank you for taking care of that CF7 annoyance!

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6. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 12966443

   5.4y ago

   I decide what will be on my site not Google. The ugly Recaptcha – CF7 not only slows down your site but it looks very ugly too. Thanks to this plugin I can limit this to pages with contact form.

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7. ★★★★★ yoneo12

   5.4y ago

   Does what it should. It would be great if a message leads me to the settings page after install. Donation button is not working in germany 🙁 This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by yoneo12.

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8. ★★★★★ Nikolay Ganovski

   5.4y ago

   Working good, removed the recaptcha scripts on my homepage and Google Page Speed’s score increased by 25 points!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1 Fixed script removal issue with new version of Contact form 7 1.1
2. — Version 1.2 Clean UI for backend Added redirection to settings page after installation with activation message Added settings to hide recaptcha even if form exists Default setting has been changed to “Show recaptcha if form exists” 1.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-03-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 827 days in tier
2. 2022-12-22 2K+ → 3K+ up

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).

• Hide reCAPTCHA on Non-Form Pages for Contact Form 7 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Hide Invisible Google reCAPTCHA Badge 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A
• Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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Disable Recaptcha – CF7: 2K+ active installs, 4.5★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-recaptcha-cf7