Web-Art Login Shield with reCAPTCHA
by WEB-ART Creative Design · Page Builders
Protect WordPress logins and Elementor Login/Forms using Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 and optional IP-based lockouts.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+100%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “brute force”, “login” and “recaptcha” 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.
88 health vs 72 average across 1,898 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,271 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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 9 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| art | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| recaptcha v2 | #15 | #19 | up 3 |
| google recaptcha v3 | #20 | #16 | up 1 |
| recaptcha v3 | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| brute force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “brute force”, “login” and “recaptcha” 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 23 Dec 2025 · 315 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 510 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
20d ago
latest release · v1.2.4 · 14 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 22 Dec 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ informatykmzbwb6mo ago
Lightweight, powerful, and honest – exactly the protection I was looking for! Web-Art Login Shield is a perfect example of what a modern WordPress security plugin should look like. I am incredibly impressed by the developers’ approach – the plugin is free of ads, telemetry, and unnecessary bloatware, which is a rarity these days. It is an ideal solution for administrators who value performance and clean code. If you want to effectively secure your site against brute-force attacks without installing a “bloated” suite that slows down your server – Web-Art Login Shield is a total home run. I highly recommend it! We use this plugin in practice on the muzeumbilgoraj.pl websites. informatykmzbwb This topic was modified 2 months ago by informatykmzbwb. This topic was modified 2 months ago by informatykmzbwb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vikizzz8mo ago
Nice and usefull plugin, I would love if it would support recaptcha v3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studiochacha10mo ago
Nice combination of login masking, protection and reCAPTCHA. Most importantly – it integrates seamlessly with Elementor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ izaxnu6810mo ago
The plugin does exactly what it’s supposed to. It secures the login and allows for clean reCAPTCHA alignment in Elementor. It doesn’t slow down the site and is simple to configure. A solid tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ misiek191410mo ago
Great plugin! It effectively secures Elementor forms and does a great job protecting the WordPress login page. It’s a simple, lightweight tool that’s very easy to set up. Everything works perfectly and doesn’t slow down the site at all. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Protect WordPress logins and Elementor Login/Forms using Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 and optional IP-based locko..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,253 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Brute Force" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 90+ → 100+ up after 141 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 80+ → 90+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 70+ → 80+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 60+ → 70+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 50+ → 60+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2025-12-27 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 20+ → 40+ 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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Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP fail2ban – Advanced Security 60K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
XO Security 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
IP Geo Block 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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