Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor
by WPPOOL · Security
Also makes 15 other plugins · 30.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, WPForms, BuddyPress & Elementor. A CAPTCHA, reCAPTCHA alternative for WordPress.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “anti spam”, “captcha” and “cloudflare” for “captcha alternative”, “recaptcha alternative” and “cloudflare turnstile”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha alternative” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “recaptcha alternative” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cloudflare turnstile” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 66 average across 1,786 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 1 release 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 153 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.0★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnstile your tag | #4 | #17 | up 1 |
| captcha alternative | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| recaptcha alternative | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| cloudflare turnstile | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| spam filter | #12 | #24 | down 3 |
| privacy friendly | #15 | #23 | up 1 |
| alternative | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| contact form 7 invisible recaptcha | #18 | #19 | down 2 |
| comment spam filter | #20 | #24 | — |
| elementor alternative | #19 | #21 | up 1 |
| woocommerce for buddypress | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| buddypress frontend form | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| free captcha | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| captcha woocommerce | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| woocommerce captcha | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| anti captcha | #24 | #20 | down 3 |
| anti spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recaptcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
48 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 32 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
- Swap “anti spam”, “captcha” and “cloudflare” for “captcha alternative”, “recaptcha alternative” and “cloudflare turnstile”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “captcha alternative” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “recaptcha alternative” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cloudflare turnstile” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Oct 2022 · 1,480 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
5mo ago
latest release · v2.3.12 · 3 Jun 2026
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vassos Hadjivassiliou12mo ago
I had a lot of issues with spam lately. I didn’t know WPPOOL offered this amazing plugin for free. I used it on my site and I am extremely happy with it. Thank you guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jhouCCC2.9y ago
I opened a ticket informing that the woocomerce plugin, when completing the order, places the captcha in the login option when it is activated on this page, instead of the checkout form. In addition to this problem, I didn’t have any sales for 10 days, and today I discovered that the problem is due to the captcha making it impossible to log in to WooCommerce, generating an error on the page: wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cbroce3.5y ago
Super easy to use an well implemente with elementor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christian Feiland4.0y ago
The description of the installation for sure does not work with my theme. Not easy to find the 2-3 codes to be replaced. Can’t say how it works, since it is too much work to install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md. Tasnim Alam4.0y ago
Very good plugin, highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sajal84214.0y ago
Best CAPTCHA Solution wp plugin. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by sajal8421.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suman Ali4.0y ago
That’s awesome! Integrated CloudFlare Turnstile in my WordPress site in just a few minutes 😉 very lightweight and easy. Thanks for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, WPForms, BuddyPress & Elementor. A CAPT..."
- ✓ 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7, WPForms and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,137 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 800+ → 900+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2024-05-20 700+ → 800+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2024-04-06 600+ → 700+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 500+ → 600+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2023-12-15 400+ → 500+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2023-10-16 300+ → 400+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2023-06-13 200+ → 300+ up after 100 days in tier
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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Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hizzle CAPTCHA – Protect your forms from spam 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - B bbPress reCaptcha 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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