Invisible reCaptcha

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1. ★★★★★ seecaye

   10mo ago

   Our site was created in 2020 and it’s been a while since it was maintained. Now when we login, the reCaptcha appears but with no field to enter or mark the captcha in, thus causing failed logins. This topic was modified 8 months, 3 weeks ago by seecaye.

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2. ★★★★★ clitopwebsite

   2.8y ago

   NOVEMBER 2023 – DO NOT USE ANYMORE – It will put your website down. At first it seems that it still work but I found that it create errors later and my websites were down without warning. I used it for years but it seems impossible now !

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3. ★★★★★ rafaviana

   4.4y ago

   Even though the plugin has not been update for the 3 major WordPress releases, it works perfectly.

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4. ★★★★★ usera

   4.5y ago

   after setup with keys it worked however shortly after the recaptcha no longer loads. not sure what the issue is as in the source I see the google code.

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5. ★★★★★ ardsoms

   5.4y ago

   Thanks to this plugin not having been tested with the last 3 major WordPress updates, it managed to break my CF7 forms and Google Analytics form submission tracking from one day to the other. It looks like this plugin was abandoned, so I strongly advise against installing it. Unreliable!

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6. ★★★★★ rodricus

   5.5y ago

   Recently I am suddenly receiving a lot of spam reactions on the blog articles, so this plugin doesn’t work.

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7. ★★★★★ websanity

   5.6y ago

   Trying to allow users to access /my-account/lost-password/ in WooCommerce with the Avada theme I see in console An invalid form control with name=’g-recaptcha-response’ is not focusable twice And it does not allow the customer to reset their password. If I can helpwith debug let me know. Thanks, Gerald

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8. ★★★★★ Junior Miranda

   5.6y ago

   Nice plugin. Works very well.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.3 Fixed class not found issue Problem with AJAX after update 1.2.3
2. — Version 1.2.2 Fixed the compatibility with WPML 4.x – the multilingual WordPress plugin 1.2.2
3. — Version 1.2.1 Fixed bug Users with Author roles cannot reply to comments from backend 1.2.1
4. — Version 1.2 Fixed Contact Form 7 issue Cannot contact reCAPTCHA. Check your connection and try again Improved Gravity Forms protection 1.2
5. — Version 1.1 Fixed PHP wrong Namespace issue Fixed PHP warning when contact forms settings were saved for the first time Moved Plugin Menu to Settings Fixed PHP warning when contact forms settings were saved for the first time Moved 1.1
6. — Version 1.0.8 Added integration with Ultra Community Membership plugin Fixed Reset Password redirect issue Fixed Badge CSS not working for Login/Register page 1.0.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 23 languages, 15 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-16 90K+ → 80K+ down after 126 days in tier
2. 2026-01-10 100K+ → 90K+ 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).

• Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress 100K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Captcha Code 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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Invisible reCaptcha: 80K+ active installs, 4.3★ (133 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/invisible-recaptcha