reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack
by Schwarttzy · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 440+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds Google reCAPTCHA v3 to Jetpack contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration to prevent spam, with stats and spam folder handling.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈410 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form” and “spam” for “spam prevention” and “google recaptcha”. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam prevention” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 15 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, 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
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| recaptcha v3 | #2 | #17 | 0 |
| google recaptcha v3 | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| google v3 | #2 | #19 | 0 |
| jetpack your tag | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| recaptcha your tag | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| move google recaptcha | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| jetpack stats | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| google recaptcha | #21 | #23 | up 2 |
| spam prevention | #18 | #24 | up 2 |
| comments recaptcha | #12 | #24 | 0 |
| recaptcha v2 | #14 | #23 | up 2 |
| woocommerce recaptcha | #16 | #24 | up 2 |
| new recaptcha | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| wp recaptcha | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form” and “spam” for “spam prevention” and “google recaptcha”. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam prevention” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “jetpack”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “recaptcha”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 30 May 2025 · 521 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
15
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v1.26 · 26 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 132 days.
Install history since 29 May 2025
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds Google reCAPTCHA v3 to Jetpack contact forms, comments, and WooCommerce registration to prevent spam,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Jetpack.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,918 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
- 2026-09-11 300+ → 400+ up after 160 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 200+ → 300+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 100+ → 200+ up after 82 days in tier
- 2025-09-27 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 80+ → 90+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 50+ → 60+ up after 5 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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reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Contact Form 7 10M+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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