ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Ishko

   1.6y ago

   Works perfectly. ReCaptcha V3 is sometimes not compatible with cookies managers. This resolved the issue for me with tarteaucitron.ioThanks !

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2. ★★★★★ Martin Tonev

   2.3y ago

   You fix this stupid plugin the creators of Contact Form 7 to remove the ReCaptcha v2.The problem is all themes are integrated with them

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3. ★★★★★ Danylo

   2.3y ago

   Thank you, for this plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ Alex Agranov

   2.9y ago

   I have multiple forms based on CF7 on my site and default reCAPTCHAv3 implementation sometimes blocked the submission for no apparent reason. This plugin allows me to decide which forms should be protected and which not. And also uses reCAPTCHAv2 which makes the rejection process much more transparent to user.

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5. ★★★★★ xu wu

   3.5y ago

   Contact Form 7 no longer supports reCAPTCHA V2 The latest version of the reCAPTCHA API is v3. Contact Form 7 5.1 and later uses this reCAPTCHA v3 API. reCAPTCHA v3 works in the background so users don’t need to read blurred text in an image or even tick the “I’m not a robot” checkbox. Can you still add an option for a V3 version? Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ rix

   4.0y ago

   Thank you for this plugin, we can use reCaptcha v2 again.

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7. ★★★★★ danieleasterbrook

   4.3y ago

   I found this plugin great as Contact Form 7 using the Google captcha V3 does filter a majority of bad spiders/bots/crawlers, however I find the v2 version quite stable and seems to work better for my type of website. Many thanks.

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8. ★★★★★ joec002

   4.3y ago

   V3 was blocking way too much, V2 allows too much through.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-06-05 Version 1.5.0 Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 7.0+ Updates Contact Form 7 Tag Generator to v2, again. 1.5.0
2. 2024-11-13 Version 1.4.8 Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 6.7+ Updates Contact Form 7 Tag Generator to v2 1.4.8
3. 2024-05-22 Version 1.4.7 Updated the “Tested up to” value to support 6.5+ 1.4.7
4. 2024-04-10 Version 1.4.6 Improved desription text ( Thanks @rickcurran ) Tested and updated to support WordPress 6.5 Regina 1.4.6

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

Translated into 24 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-08-15 300K+ → 200K+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2025-08-11 200K+ → 300K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-08-09 300K+ → 200K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-08-08 200K+ → 300K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-08-05 300K+ → 200K+ down after 7 days in tier
6. 2025-07-29 200K+ → 300K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-07-27 300K+ → 200K+ down

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).

• LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Invisible reCaptcha 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• hCaptcha for WP 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7: 200K+ active installs, 5.0★ (89 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpcf7-recaptcha