Super CAPTCHA Security Suite – Hardened 3D CAPTCHA
by Mike W · Security
Scientifically proven by research from the University of Wollongong as the most secure text-based 3D CAPTCHA available -- on the most simple settings.
42 health vs 65 average across 533 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3717 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
19
now · peak 64
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-27 30+ → 20+ down after 42 days in band
- 2026-05-16 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-12 30+ → 20+ down after 27 days in band
- 2026-04-15 20+ → 30+ up after 12 days in band
- 2026-04-03 30+ → 20+ down after 107 days in band
- 2025-12-17 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-12-12 30+ → 20+ down after 17 days in band
- 2025-11-25 20+ → 30+ up after 82 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D - P Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C
- B BuddyPress reCAPTCHA 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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CaptchaFox for WordPress 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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