Invisible reCaptcha
by BerryPress · Forms
Also makes 13 other plugins · 82.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Use reCaptcha v2 by Google to combat spam at your login and registration forms, WooCommerce account forms, contact forms, and more!
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
70K+
≈80K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “captcha” for “wpcf7”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpcf7” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.9%
of downloads still active
At least 70K of 1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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 5 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 133 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| invisible recaptcha | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| register recaptcha your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| invisible | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| recaptcha your tag | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| recaptcha v2 | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| contact form 7 invisible recaptcha | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| woocommerce recaptcha your tag | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| google recaptcha | #3 | #4 | up 2 |
| wp recaptcha | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| contact form 7 recaptcha your tag | #8 | #8 | up 2 |
| new recaptcha | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| wpcf7 | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| recaptcha for login | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| login recaptcha | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| form spam prevention | #21 | #8 | 0 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
68 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 53 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “captcha” for “wpcf7”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpcf7” sits at #5 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 98K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v1.3.4 · 26 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80K.
Install history since 5 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ seecaye1.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clitopwebsite3.0y 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 !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rafaviana4.6y ago
Even though the plugin has not been update for the 3 major WordPress releases, it works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ usera4.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ardsoms5.6y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rodricus5.7y ago
Recently I am suddenly receiving a lot of spam reactions on the blog articles, so this plugin doesn’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ websanity5.8y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Junior Miranda5.8y ago
Nice plugin. Works very well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.3 Fixed class not found issue Problem with AJAX after update 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Fixed the compatibility with WPML 4.x – the multilingual WordPress plugin 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Fixed bug Users with Author roles cannot reply to comments from backend 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2 Fixed Contact Form 7 issue Cannot contact reCAPTCHA. Check your connection and try again Improved Gravity Forms protection 1.2
- — 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
- — 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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 24 languages, 16 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, BuddyPress and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,333 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("contact-form-7-recaptcha", "register recaptcha", "woocommerce recaptcha" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 80K+ → 70K+ down after 160 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 90K+ → 80K+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 100K+ → 90K+ down after 2252 days in tier
- 2019-11-11 90K+ → 100K+ up after 178 days in tier
- 2019-05-17 70K+ → 90K+ up after 136 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 60K+ → 70K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 50K+ → 60K+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 40K+ → 50K+ up after 61 days in tier
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).
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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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