reCAPTCHA for Ninja Forms
by Aman · Forms
Also makes 10 other plugins · 7.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds reCAPTCHA field to Ninja Forms.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “addon”, “field” and “forms” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 98K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,669 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1089 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1089 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| addon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ninja forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “addon”, “field” and “forms” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 567 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ solutioinc7.8y ago
Can’t activate this plugin since it is not compatible with the latest version of Ninja Forms. update: Apparently Nina Forms supports reCaptcha by default. Removed 1 star review. This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by solutioinc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spikemcq8.5y ago
Easy to use and works wonderfully
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tony Girling8.6y ago
Arrgh!! Not compatible with latest Ninja. Update or take it off the Plugin site please. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Tony Girling.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alextang10309.5y ago
That is a great plugin, however it doesn’t support multi form in the same page. So I do some edit by my own. I added a new wp_print_scripts function so the api.js will call in the header but not under every recaptcha div And add a new onload js function for render the recaptcha.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonitsahsne9.6y ago
I am using Ninja Forms 2.9 due to compatibility issues of addons. This works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BijouFashion9.9y ago
Upon activation, there was a message that came up saying this plugin is not compatible with Ninja Forms version 3 and then it automatically deactivated the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leonggoh10.0y ago
Great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snitzr11.4y ago
I use Ninja forms and was looking to add reCAPTCHA. This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 36 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms and 1 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,492 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 700+ → 600+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 800+ → 700+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-03 900+ → 800+ down after 171 days in tier
- 2025-05-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 606 days in tier
- 2023-09-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 413 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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G-Forms hCaptcha 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Gravity Slider Fields 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Advanced Custom Fields: Ninjaforms Add-on 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - N Ninja Forms – MailPoet 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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