Hide Invisible Google reCAPTCHA Badge
by glowzar · Security
Once installed, Hide Invisible Google reCAPTCHA Badge will remove immediately the annoying Google reCAPTCHA v3 badge that appears when using Google an …
42 health vs 64 average across 610 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.22, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2639 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
225
now · peak 328
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-spam, Spam protection, ReCaptcha for all forms and GDPR-compliant 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Recaptcha – CF7 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Anti-Spam Protection – No API Key, GDPR Friendly 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hide Google reCAPTCHA Logo 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/hide-google-captcha-badge" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Hide Invisible Google reCAPTCHA Badge — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Hide Invisible Google reCAPTCHA Badge: 10+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-google-captcha-badge