reCaptcha by BestWebSoft

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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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1. ★★★★★ aqua1145

   2mo ago

   The company continued charging me an annual fee even though I no longer use the plugin. I also asked twice to remove/cancel the autopayment, but it was still not properly handled. A plugin can have technical issues, but continuing to charge customers after cancellation requests is unacceptable. Very disappointing experience. I do not recommend this plugin or the company’s subscription billing practices.

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2. ★★★★★ rosterdotcom

   6mo ago

   Enabled for Login a Registrations and spam registrations are still happening. This plugin is useless.

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3. ★★★★★ wplogin12

   7mo ago

   Have not been able to get this to work, especially on login and register pages.

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4. ★★★★★ Joe

   1.1y ago

   Version 1.82 crashed, caused problems, then in version V.83 they wrote Bugfix: Fixed the issue that this was a serious glitch, lack of reliability

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5. ★★★★★ danielepais

   2.0y ago

   Fantastic plugin that can be placed on any page or post via shortcode. Highly useful.

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6. ★★★★★ ocassoc

   2.2y ago

   Great piece of software. Solves the bot issue.

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7. ★★★★★ IceDiamond

   2.2y ago

   Once I got it working it proved to be excellent. I needed help from the support team though as I am a bit of a coding dummy. Anastasia in particular was helpful and prompt – thank you!I recommend that BestWebSoft have step-by-step instruction videos to help people like me.Regards Andy This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by IceDiamond.

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8. ★★★★★ nofearmydear

   2.4y ago

   Good support and smooth plugin

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 24.04.2026 NEW : Disable view source feature added. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 7.0. 24.04.2026
2. — Version 10.02.2026 Pro : The new compatibility with Easy Digital Downloads has been added. NEW : The Force Strong Passwords functionality has been added. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Minor bugs fixed. Update : All funct 10.02.2026
3. — Version 08.12.2025 Pro : The Administrator Login notification functionality has been added. NEW : The Hide Login page functionality has been added. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Minor bugs fixed. Update : All functionali 08.12.2025
4. — Version 26.08.2025 Pro : The Block disposable emails functionality has been added. NEW : The new compatibility with BWS Login Register Form has been added. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. 26.08.2025
5. — Version 13.07.2025 Bugfix : Fixed small bug with plugin activation. 13.07.2025
6. — Version 11.07.2025 Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 6.8. Pro : The new compatibility with Forminator forms has been added. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Minor bugs fixed. NEW : Ability to change the r 11.07.2025

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft <= 1.78 - CAPTCHA Bypass ↗
   2025-01-03 CVE-2025-24628 Guessable CAPTCHA Affects <= 1.78 Patched in 1.79
2. Medium · 6.1 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft < 1.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.28 Patched in 1.28
3. Medium · 5.3 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft <= 1.12 - CAPTCHA Bypass ↗
   2015-03-03 CVE-2015-0890 Guessable CAPTCHA Affects < 1.13 Patched in 1.13

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 75 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Plus 51 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-18 200K+ → 100K+ 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).

• hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP reCaptcha 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
• G GG Infucaptcha reCaptcha for Infusionsoft 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• VisualWP Cloudflare Turnstile – Easy Anti-Spam alternative to CAPTCHA 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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