Sargas reCAPTCHA
by Sargas · Security
reCAPTCHA for login, signup, comment, WooCommerce, Mailchimp and other forms.
43 health vs 63 average across 997 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1244 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 2023-01-30 · 1,310 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
32
now · peak 150
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
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
3.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.2
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2023-01-29 · 1,264 observations
Details
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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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reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
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