TomS reCAPTCHA
by TomS Caprice · Blocks
Also makes 6 other plugins · 900+ installs across the portfolio →
Integrated Google ReCaptcha for WordPress.Protect the login, register, lostpassword and comment forms. Support Woocommerce, Ultimate Member and more p …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block spam comments” for “lostpassword”. “block spam comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lostpassword” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
45 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 18.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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
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.
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 1312 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
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: Last updated 1312 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toms recaptcha your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| nocaptcha your tag | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| lostpassword | #7 | #15 | — |
| toms captcha | #3 | #6 | — |
| block spam comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 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 “block spam comments” for “lostpassword”. “block spam comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lostpassword” sits at #7 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 2.5K · 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
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 29 Mar 2023
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 17 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bahramian4.5y ago
best ReCaptcha plugin. Thank You for such great plugin 😍❤
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 6 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 "Integrated Google ReCaptcha for WordPress.Protect the login, register, lostpassword and comment forms. Supp..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,702 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "block spam comments", "nocaptcha" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 600+ → 500+ down after 706 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 600+ → 700+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 700+ → 600+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2024-02-24 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-22 600+ → 700+ up after 155 days in tier
- 2023-09-20 500+ → 600+ up after 4 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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Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress 100K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Captcha Code 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Invisible reCaptcha 70K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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