Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
by Robert Peake · Security
Also makes 4 other plugins · 51.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a Google No Captcha ReCaptcha checkbox to your Wordpress and Woocommerce login, forgot password, and user registration pages.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
50K+
≈59K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bots”, “google” and “security” for “forgot password”, “google recaptcha” and “captcha”. “bots” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forgot password” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,778 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 1.4M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 160 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 63 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nocaptcha your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| forgot password | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| recaptcha your tag | #6 | #7 | up 1 |
| recaptcha for login | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| login recaptcha | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| google recaptcha | #7 | #9 | up 2 |
| wp recaptcha | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| new recaptcha | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| woocommerce login | #11 | #14 | down 4 |
| checkbox | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| captcha | #16 | #12 | down 2 |
| no captcha | #17 | #18 | 0 |
| google recaptcha v3 | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| recaptcha v3 | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| login captcha | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| woocommerce recaptcha | #7 | #12 | down 2 |
| google captcha | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| login | #24 | #21 | down 4 |
| recaptcha security | #9 | #16 | 0 |
| wp login captcha | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| bots your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
111 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 58 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bots”, “google” and “security” for “forgot password”, “google recaptcha” and “captcha”. “bots” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forgot password” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha” sits at #16 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 49.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 26 May 2026
42
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 41 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60K.
Install history since 13 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dnsss1.8y ago
This plugin may not perform checks using secret keys on the backend.You can still log in even if you use the wrong secret key.It just shows a checkbox.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ salim20052.0y ago
Hello, I really hope that you will not ignore this issue! The captcha is not displayed on such pages of the site as “order a callback” and “registration”. It is also interesting that there is a captcha on the login page and it works! To be honest, it bothers me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Naovy G2.0y ago
Thank you for letting us to use this Recaptcha plugin for free. It works great functionally, but It does not look OK. At the moment, ReCaptcha is not postioned properly on login forms and partly cut off (left side). It seems this happens with this plugin only. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Naovy G. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Naovy G.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gerarde2.3y ago
An excellent no fuss, and extremely lightweight, reCaptcha plug-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ashique120093.3y ago
Thanks it works simply!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IreneLinda4.1y ago
Wow, it works! I’ve been so frustrated for weeks with a Contact form whose reCAPTCHA would not work due to a conflict with the NoCaptcha ReCaptcha for WooCommerce plugin. That plugin is no longer supported as they told me when I contacted them. I didn’t know where to turn for a replacement. We had been getting tons of fake registrations on our WooCommerce Account page and that plugin stopped them. Anyway I found this plugin, read some reviews and thought I’d try it out on our stage site. It’s only just installed there so my excitement is perhaps premature, but I am so excited to see our WPForms contact form reCAPTCHA working again, even on the stage site, that I wanted to let the developers know how grateful I am. I’ll post some more thoughts once I’ve installed it on the live site and tried it out for a few days. It was SO easy to install and the directions were also easy to follow. I liked their warning to test on a different browser to ensure you could log in to your site before saving the keys. Great advice! Thanks for creating this plugin. I am delighted with it … and you guys for creating it. Linda
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jgmm814.2y ago
Thanks in advanced for your nice job, works very well Five stars!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Starr4.4y ago
Great plugin but really needs wildcard support for “Whitelist IP” setting. Many ISPs change IP addresses constantly, so it’s a pain to have to always go in and manually add another IP address to the list. I posted a support topic asking for wildcard support about 10 months ago, but zero replies from the plugin developer. Wildcard support would change my rating to 5 stars easy. Otherwise I’ll eventually fork this plugin and add the wildcard myself (it’s trivial to do). Thanks to the developers for this great plugin. This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by Jeff Starr. This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by Jeff Starr.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.1 Security: remove insecure cURL fallback that disabled SSL peer verification; verification failure now blocks login and surfaces an admin notice Security: escape API key and secret fields in settings page HTML attribute c 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8 Security: escape output in admin notices to prevent stored XSS Security: escape PHP_SELF value before storing in database Security: escape site key in reCAPTCHA widget output Replace deprecated FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING (re 1.8
- — Version 1.7.3 Bumped compatiblity 1.7.3
- — Version 1.7.2 Bumped compatiblity 1.7.2
- — Version 1.7.1 Bumped compatiblity 1.7 = – Display information about the security implications of using the whitelist feature 1.7.1
- — Version 1.6.11 Backwards compatbility fix for PHP 1.6.11
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA <= 1.8.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF ↗2026-05-27 CVE-2026-2374 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.0 Patched in 1.8.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 17 languages, 8 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a Google No Captcha ReCaptcha checkbox to your Wordpress and Woocommerce login, forgot password, and u..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 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 WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 292 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "nocaptcha", "security" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-22 60K+ → 50K+ down after 271 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 70K+ → 60K+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 80K+ → 70K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-26 70K+ → 80K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-24 80K+ → 70K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 70K+ → 80K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 80K+ → 70K+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 90K+ → 80K+ down after 1 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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BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Blackhole for Bad Bots 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - N No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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