Pipe Recaptcha – Spam Protection, Security Plugin for WordPress Forms
by recorp · Security
Pipe Recaptcha is funny, easy and more secure from spammers. It can be added into Contact form 7, Comment form, Registration form, Login form simply.
43 health vs 64 average across 541 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.12.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1267 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 149
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Friendly Captcha for WordPress 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Anti-spam, Spam protection, ReCaptcha for all forms and GDPR-compliant 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP reCaptcha 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D - G GG Infucaptcha reCaptcha for Infusionsoft 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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