Hide reCAPTCHA on Non-Form Pages for Contact Form 7
by Abhi · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
Hides Google reCAPTCHA badge on pages without Contact Form 7 forms. Improves performance and user experience.
Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈72 estimated
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7” for “hide recaptcha”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide recaptcha” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 70 average across 1,820 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 1.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.5%, across 1,102 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 340 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hide recaptcha | #13 | #24 | up 2 |
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cf7” for “hide recaptcha”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide recaptcha” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,493 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 103 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 30 Nov 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 57 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 30 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexostsf9mo ago
See review title
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stresslessweb10mo ago
Does exactly what it the title says!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 5 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Hides Google reCAPTCHA badge on pages without Contact Form 7 forms. Improves performance and user experience."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 592 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-09-09 60+ → 70+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 50+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 30+ → 40+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 20+ → 30+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared search A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared search A -
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared search A -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared search A -
CF7 Invisible reCAPTCHA 6K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared search B -
TDB Hide Recaptcha Badge 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search
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