Gatekeep – Universal CAPTCHA & Anti-Spam for All Forms & Comments
by gatekeepwp · Security
Free CAPTCHA for every form. Invisible anti-spam plus reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Turnstile or 5 built-in CAPTCHAs for Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, comments.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
n/a
needs 60 days of downloads, 56 so far
Biggest opportunity: Swap “anti spam” and “captcha” for “captcha alternative” and “math captcha”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha alternative” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “math captcha” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,778 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.9%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 433 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 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.
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 today
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
50
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| captcha alternative | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| math captcha | #24 | #24 | — |
| cf7 invisible recaptcha | #15 | #18 | up 5 |
| anti spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| turnstile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 26 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 “anti spam” and “captcha” for “captcha alternative” and “math captcha”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha alternative” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “math captcha” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Sep 2026 · 56 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 236 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 15 Sep 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder and 9 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 19 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,258 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 10+ → 20+ 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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Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hizzle CAPTCHA – Protect your forms from spam 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - B bbPress reCaptcha 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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CaptchaFox for WordPress 80+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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