reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce
by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP · eCommerce
Also makes 7 other plugins · 246.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Google reCAPTCHA to your WooCommerce Checkout, Login, and Registration Forms. 100% free!
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈49K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “checkout”, “protect” and “spam” for “google recaptcha”, “donate” and “turnstile”. “checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “donate” sits at #9 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. “turnstile” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 71 average across 9,745 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 327.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 2 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 99 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 76 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 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
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google recaptcha | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| recaptcha your tag | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| hide google recaptcha | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| recaptcha checkout | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| new recaptcha | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wp recaptcha | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| woocommerce recaptcha | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| recaptcha v2 | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| recaptcha for login | #5 | #6 | up 2 |
| login recaptcha | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| donate | #9 | #6 | up 4 |
| turnstile | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “checkout”, “protect” and “spam” for “google recaptcha”, “donate” and “turnstile”. “checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google recaptcha” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “donate” sits at #9 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. “turnstile” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 34.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v1.4.7 · 5 Nov 2025
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 87% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ grnaomi4mo ago
Thank you developer, this plugin has woked in 2 websites.Very simple to use. This topic was modified 3 days, 2 hours ago by grnaomi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chad Cloman6mo ago
Initially this plugin seemed to be exactly what I needed. Free of charge, a simple interface, ability to apply reCAPTCHA to guests only, etc. But I’ve decided to not use it for the following reasons: It only supports Google reCAPTCHA v2, which has become less and less effective. I needed to not have a reCAPTCHA for certain payment methods, which was supported, but it didn’t work. When I switched payment methods to one of the ones that should be skipped, the reCAPTCHA stayed. Refreshing the page didn’t help. I’d like to rate this at 3½ stars, but will round down because of the lack of v3 support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bowerwebsolutions7mo ago
STopped bot traffic in its tracks. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexeysynkov8mo ago
Thanks. Working GOOOOD!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Usama8mo ago
Highly Recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason11mo ago
Helps eliminate credit card fraud with WooCommerce and Braintree. This topic was modified 8 months ago by Jason.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suresh Lasantha1.1y ago
Superb
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gregdeputy1.1y ago
Installed, activated, added api keys and turned on for WooCommerce checkout. Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.7 Fix: Fixed an issue with some express payment methods. These will now automatically skip the reCAPTCHA check preventing the error message from showing. 1.4.7
- — Version 1.4.6 Tweak: Added skip for XMLRPC and REST API on WooCommerce login and register check. Fix: Fixed an issue with reCAPTCHA on block checkout. Fix: Fixed an issue on checkout when register an account is selected. 1.4.6
- — Version 1.4.5 Fix: Fix “Incorrect call of JavaScript resource parameter” error. 1.4.5
- — Version 1.4.4 Tweak: Changed some of the code on the admin settings page. 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Tweak: Made some changes to the admin settings page design. 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Fix: Fixed an issue with the reCAPTCHA not working on block checkout in some cases. Fix: Fixed an issue with the password reset form. 1.4.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add Google reCAPTCHA to your WooCommerce Checkout, Login, and Registration Forms. 100% free!"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,195 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
- 2025-12-16 30K+ → 40K+ up after 227 days in tier
- 2025-05-03 20K+ → 30K+ up after 340 days in tier
- 2024-05-28 10K+ → 20K+ up after 313 days in tier
- 2023-07-20 9K+ → 10K+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 8K+ → 9K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2023-05-18 7K+ → 8K+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 6K+ → 7K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-03-24 5K+ → 6K+ up after 16 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 v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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