Disable Recaptcha – CF7
by Faiyaz Vaid · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Contact form 7 shows recaptcha on every page with use of this plugin you can hide/remove it from selected pages.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cf7”, “contact from 7” and “disable recaptcha” 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.
47 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 19.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,669 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 10 reviews to 2023-11-30Reviewers 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1444 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1444 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact from 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cf7”, “contact from 7” and “disable recaptcha” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.0y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 18 Nov 2022
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 1webdude2.9y ago
Very easy to use & works as expected in v6.4.1. THANKS
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ koandj3.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ usernamelost3.7y ago
the plugin is great but the plugin thumbnail made me feel bad for removing him 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timsondermann3.8y ago
You saved my day. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ icreatenovelty4.7y ago
Seems to work perfectly! Thank you for taking care of that CF7 annoyance!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 129664435.5y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yoneo125.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikolay Ganovski5.6y ago
Working good, removed the recaptcha scripts on my homepage and Google Page Speed’s score increased by 25 points!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1 Fixed script removal issue with new version of Contact form 7 1.1
- — 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
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Contact form 7 shows recaptcha on every page with use of this plugin you can hide/remove it from selected p..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 406 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("cf7", "contact from 7", "disable recaptcha" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 827 days in tier
- 2022-12-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 79 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 2K+ 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).
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Hide reCAPTCHA on Non-Form Pages for Contact Form 7 70+ 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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