Raptcha
by LaughterOnWater · Forms
Also makes 6 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
A secure, animal-based CAPTCHA for WordPress forms featuring intelligent bot detection and multi-form integrations.
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Health
B 73/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bot detection” for “animal”. “bot detection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “animal” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
73 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 700 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 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 4 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 281 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | #17 | #21 | down 1 |
| bot detection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bot detection” for “animal”. “bot detection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “animal” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Jan 2026 · 286 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 178 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 23 Jan 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 18 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nick635268310mo ago
It works as advertised. That said I would love 2 extra features to be added: 1. For at least the Comments form, or any form to that matter the Raptcha should not appear for logged in users. 2. We need support for the Log in/out core block when the block is configured to be displayed as a form and not as just a link. It would be great for the themes that use the Log in/out block in their footers. At this point, the Raptcha does not appear and even if you have entered the correct credentials it loads the actual WP login page and you have to go through the login process again. Great job and thank you for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 "A secure, animal-based CAPTCHA for WordPress forms featuring intelligent bot detection and multi-form integ..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 950 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
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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SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Restricted Site Access 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
The GDPR Framework By Data443 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Login Captcha 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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