GateCHA CAPTCHA
by gatecha · Security
Self-hosted ALTCHA proof-of-work CAPTCHA via GateCHA. Protects WordPress forms without cookies, fingerprinting, or third-party services.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “captcha” for “fingerprinting”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fingerprinting” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 7 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gatecha your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| altcha your tag | #4 | #5 | down 1 |
| fingerprinting | #11 | #15 | up 2 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| proof of work your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “captcha” for “fingerprinting”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fingerprinting” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Jun 2026 · 135 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 503 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 24 Oct 2026
7
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 20 Jun 2026
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
7 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 "Self-hosted ALTCHA proof-of-work CAPTCHA via GateCHA. Protects WordPress forms without cookies, fingerprint..."
- ✓ 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 ("for businesses"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7, WPForms and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,395 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Proof of Work", "spam" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 100+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 30+ → 70+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 30+ 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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Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Login Captcha 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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