reCaptcha by WebDesignBy
by webdesignby · Security
Add Google’s simple checkbox reCAPTCHA to WordPress wp-admin login page.
84 health vs 63 average across 638 Security plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
256
now · peak 360
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-04-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in band
- 2025-04-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-04 300+ → 200+ down after 582 days in band
- 2023-08-31 400+ → 300+ down after 6 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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Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
SiteGuard WP Plugin 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/webdesignby-recaptcha" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="reCaptcha by WebDesignBy — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> reCaptcha by WebDesignBy: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/webdesignby-recaptcha