reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form
by Masahiro NAKASHIMA · Forms
Also makes 9 other plugins · 53.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
You can use "reCAPTCHA V3" with MW WP FORM.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30K+
≈39K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “form”, “mail” and “recaptcha” 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.
49 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →22%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 133.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 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 907 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 907 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mw wp form your tag | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| mw wp form recaptcha | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “form”, “mail” and “recaptcha” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.3K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.5y ago
latest release · v1.1.7 · 9 May 2024
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous3.3y ago
This plugin is very useful and easy to set up.I hope you will continue to support PHP8 as well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yumsun4.9y ago
現時点では、フォームの入力に数分以上かかるとタイムアウトでエラーになるので、このプラグインでバリデーションチェックするとフォームは送信できません。 今後もプラグイン導入時はテストを十分に行ってください。エラー時は一切送信できなくなるので、ご注意ください。 At the moment, if a form takes more than a few minutes to fill out, it will time out and cause an error, so if you use this plugin to check for validation, the form cannot be submitted. Please continue to test the plugin thoroughly when you install it, and if it times out, you will not be able to submit the form at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ taizo fujita5.3y ago
This plugin is very helpful. I was able to use “reCAPTCHA v3” with MW WP Form.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.4 1.1.2 – 23 10 2023 Typo correction. Changed reCAPTACHA to reCAPTCHA. Thanks pull request by iknowsummer. 1.1.1 – 14 Apr 2022 Add null check for $post variable to eliminate warning message on 404 pages. Thanks miurakazuno 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.0 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.2 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.0 1.0.0
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 150 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "mail" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-11 20K+ → 30K+ up after 465 days in tier
- 2023-04-03 10K+ → 20K+ up after 181 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 10K+ up
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).
- M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA Field 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Contact Form Block 600+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Flamingo 800K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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