WP reCaptcha
by wprecaptcha · Security
Add Google reCaptcha to WordPress forms. Easy to add, advanced security for your forms.
43 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1876 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
82
now · peak 154
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
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2021-10-22 · 1,383 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 876331mkt5.0y ago
This plugin works fine – I am happy with its functionality. But even when I have the paid version, it adds banners all over the admin dashboard. On the side bar, on the top bar and most frustratingly banners on every page which sometimes cover page information. No matter how many times you cancel them, they keep reappearing on every load of the dashbaord. Sort of fair enough for free versions but I have already bought a license so I don’t know what the developer thinks is to be gained by all this “advertising”. Seems to be getting worse with other plug-ins too. Hopefully WP will crack down on this especially for paid versions of plug ins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zarkin5.7y ago
It says to check out the demo, but there is no captcha on any of the demos. When I tried the plugin, nothing happened. Gave it 3 stars because I want to give programmer time to fix the demo and show it actually works.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 200+ → 100+ down after 598 days in tier
- 2023-04-12 300+ → 200+ 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).
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Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Power Captcha reCAPTCHA 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy reCaptcha Shortcodes 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Pipe Recaptcha – Spam Protection, Security Plugin for WordPress Forms 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress 100K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wprecaptcha" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP reCaptcha — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP reCaptcha: 100+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wprecaptcha