WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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

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1. ★★★★★ argosmedia

   1.1y ago

   This is an abandoned plugin, however automatic payments for the premium add-ons are still continuing. There is no way to cancel, because the login function, contact form and password reset functions are all not working. The author is gone with the wind. Do not use!

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2. ★★★★★ aeturgut

   3.8y ago

   Never use this plugin. It’s an ineffective plugin. The irony is that even if you cancel your subscription after a while, your registered credit card continues to be charged. There is no access to customer service, no subscription cancellation. In other words, it is quite difficult to ensure your security against an add-on whose job is security. Stay away. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by aeturgut.

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3. ★★★★★ 2Flow2

   4.0y ago

   We were getting around 10 spam comments per day and installed this to try and help, but it doesn’t seem to do much of anything after letting it run for a couple of weeks. Other reviews on the plugin mention that has been abandoned, so it looks like it might be completely non-functional these days.

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4. ★★★★★ stefanmeyer2

   4.8y ago

   We love the plugin as it saved us from SPAM registrations via Ultimate Members. We also bought extensions for mailpoet and geo-blocking. All worked great, but unfortunately the plugin got abandoned half year ago. Plugin is no longer maintained and the developer’s website is down. Soooo sad!

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5. ★★★★★ marbaque

   5.1y ago

   Looks like this was a useful plugin. However, now it is abandoned, developer never answered any questions in the support forum.

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6. ★★★★★ TekGirlyMama

   5.1y ago

   Was a great plugin a year ago or so and even purchased an addon. But then the developer stopped maintenance on it and I was getting many issues on my site and error log/ debug log complaints, critical issues. Deleted it thankfully before worse things happen like others report here. What a shame, started so promisingly, had good stats too.

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7. ★★★★★ yorgosx

   5.2y ago

   Had a nightmare after installing this plugin – could not login (Login to WP Dashboard kept failing!!!). Had to reinstall WP / restore the site from a previous Backup in order to regain access to my website… This is the FIRST time I ever gave such a negative review to a plugin. This topic was modified 5 years ago by yorgosx.

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8. ★★★★★ bdgthehammer

   5.5y ago

   Super easy to install and setup. Works like a champ! Thank you for all your had work =)

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.1.43 Fixed PHP 7.4 warnings Refreshed Country IPs Refreshed WebAttackers IPs Refreshed Proxy IPs Refreshed Incapsula, Amazon and Cloudflare trusted IPs ranges 3.1.43
2. — Version 3.1.40 Fixes – Ajax call javascript error 3.1.40
3. — Version 3.1.39 Refreshed Country IPs Refreshed WebAttackers IPs Refreshed Proxy IPs Refreshed Incapsula, Amazon and Cloudflare trusted IPs ranges 3.1.39
4. — Version 3.1.38 Fixes – Compatibility with Mailchimp for WordPress – PHP 7.4 warnings Improvements – Refreshed Country IPs – Refreshed WebAttackers IPs – Refreshed Proxy IPs – Refreshed Incapsula, Amazon and Cloudflare trusted IPs range 3.1.38
5. — Version 3.1.37 Improvements – Refreshed Country IPs – Refreshed WebAttackers IPs – Refreshed Proxy IPs – Refreshed Incapsula, Amazon and Cloudflare trusted IPs ranges 3.1.37
6. — Version 3.1.36 Fixes – Compatibility with latest JetPack Contact Form 3.1.36

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. High · 8.1 WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} <= 3.1.43 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-08-05 CVE-2026-65556 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.1.43 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1

Translated into 132 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 108 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-01-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 598 days in tier
2. 2023-06-03 30K+ → 20K+ down

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).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B

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WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (213 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/goodbye-captcha