MAD CAT Design® Forms Protection
by MAD CAT Design® · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · — installs across the portfolio →
Standalone spam protection for Contact Form 7 with local checks, honeypots, runtime signals and logs. No external captcha.
80 health vs 63 average across 2,090 Forms plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2026-07-03 · 75 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 52
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Honeypot Anti-Spam 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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