Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
by Mykyta Synelnikov · Membership
Also makes 4 other plugins · 27.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Stop bots on your registration & login forms with Google reCAPTCHA
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Health
D 53/100
Stale
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “community”, “member” and “membership” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
53 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 459.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 165 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 710 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 710 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| membership your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 6 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
- “community”, “member” and “membership” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 21.5K · 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
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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v2.3.8 · 20 Nov 2024
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ walbadynamics3.1y ago
It works first, and then begins to block the admin panel
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DeepBlue3.7y ago
Perfect and works fine thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Natacha4.1y ago
Definitely works for me using reCaptcha v3 and WordPress 6.02 and Ultimate Member 2.5 I have it running alongside Formidable Forms’ reCaptcha integration with no issues as I am using more complex functionality for user registrations. One issue I did have was the reCaptcha image in the bottom right corner seemed to be hidden from view. I had to add the style z-index:9999 to make it show. I’m using Elementor hence it may have been caused by a conficting style. A simple CSS addition made it show on top again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hieronymus4.5y ago
Took 2 minutes to install, worked perfectly out of the box
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kirkkardashian4.9y ago
It’s easy to install and not broken.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spycraft3r5.0y ago
Simple does not work with the latest WP, V2 or V3 reCAPTCHA does not work. I can’t give less than one star…..pity
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ukirschbaum5.8y ago
Too much time spended with no results regarding the problem of saving profile fields. Too poor support for this issue. I don’t wanna go into php-Scripting for resolving on my own, I want a first class support, who cares about a problem, which is mentioned for 3 years in different discussions on the net. I dont’t trust ULTIMATE MEMBER anymore. Too bad! So poor!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xfire03846.3y ago
Need version 3 This topic was modified 6 years ago by xfire0384.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1 2.1
- — Version 2.3.8 Added: um_recaptcha_api_response action hook Fixed: “Load textdomain just in time” issue Tweak: Refactored requests to API 2.3.8
- — Version 2.3.7 Tweak: Added Ultimate Member as required plugin 2.3.7
- — Version 2.3.6 Fixed: Conflict with “Send password reset” wp-admin > Users action 2.3.6
- — Version 2.3.5 Tweak: um-admin-clear CSS class. It duplicates WordPress native clear . Using WordPress native instead. 2.3.5
- — Version 2.3.4 Updated: Dependencies versions based on the recent changes for UM()->frontend()->enqueue()::get_suffix(); 2.3.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 18 languages, 3 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 912 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("community", "membership", "user profile" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-09-02 10K+ → 20K+ up
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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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C -
Ultimate Member – Online Users 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D -
Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Membership For WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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