HumanCaptcha by Outerbridge
by Outerbridge · Uncategorized
HumanCaptcha is a Captcha that uses questions that require human logic to answer them to the WordPress login form, comments form and registration form …
46 health vs 58 average across 7,880 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.13.
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 1785 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
66
now · peak 166
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-31 200+ → 300+ up after 26 days in band
- 2026-05-05 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-02 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-27 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-24 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Really Simple CAPTCHA 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/humancaptcha" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="HumanCaptcha by Outerbridge — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> HumanCaptcha by Outerbridge: 200+ active installs, 4.3★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/humancaptcha