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by webdesignby · Security

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Add Google’s simple checkbox reCAPTCHA to WordPress wp-admin login page.

⚠ Few reviews
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84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 63 average across 997 Security plugins

200+

Active installs

≈290 estimated

7.2K

Total downloads

since 2015

4.06★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 2 reviews

+6%

192

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+6% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

192

now · peak 360

19630d downloads · Aug 26

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

reCaptcha by WebDesi · #11625 you Login Security Captc · #2131 ReCaptcha Integratio · #2248 SiteGuard WP Plugin · #114

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.

980per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v2.0

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.0 · 3mo ago1.7 · 9.6y ago1.6 · 10.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.0 53%
v1.7 47%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈290

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-11-09 · 1,390 observations

200Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 2 reviews

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5★
2 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
2.0
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2015-01-16 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
3.0.1
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ josebaillo
    10.7y ago

    Lo he instalado para el formulario de acceso y funciona perfectamente, tarda poco en cargar y no se salta la captcha. Satisfecho

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  2. ★★★★★ lminervino
    10.8y ago

    Get the job done straightforward.

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. Medium · 4.4 reCaptcha by WebDesignBy < 2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-04-24 CVE-2026-4512 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.0 Patched in 2.0

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-04-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
  2. 2025-04-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2025-04-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2025-04-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2025-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
  6. 2025-04-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-04-04 300+ → 200+ down after 582 days in tier
  8. 2023-08-31 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier

Competes with

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