ZigZag Image Captcha for Contact Form 7
by Suraj Kumar Sinha · Forms
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a secure, flexible image captcha field to Contact Form 7 with zig-zag protection, timer, refresh, AJAX validation, and accessibility support.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈60 estimated
Momentum
+84%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “captcha”, “cf7” and “contact form 7” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 804 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 34 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
51
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image captcha your tag | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| image refresh | #20 | #23 | up 2 |
| cf7 validation | #20 | #23 | up 2 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 3 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
- “captcha”, “cf7” and “contact form 7” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Dec 2025 · 333 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 248 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 60.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a secure, flexible image captcha field to Contact Form 7 with zig-zag protection, timer, refresh, AJAX..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,177 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "form security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 50+ → 60+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 30+ → 50+ up
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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Eazy CF Captcha 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Date Time Picker for Contact Form 7 20K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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