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Advanced Google reCAPTCHA — WordPress CAPTCHA Plugin

by WebFactory · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.42 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 5.2+

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,622,015 downloads all time. It was downloaded 246,222 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA at a glance

Active installs
200,000+
Total downloads
3,622,015
Downloads, last 30 days
246,222
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Advanced Google reCAPTCHA well maintained?

Support threads resolved
3 of 4
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
Languages
13
translated 90%+ on translate.wordpress.org, 208 locales in progress
One-star reviews
4%
18 of 430 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Registration Form
  • Reset Password Form
  • Comment Form
  • BuddyPress Form
  • WooCommerce Form
  • Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Login Form
  • Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Registration Form

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA reviews and ratings

430 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

430 reviews

5★
402
4★
8
3★
1
2★
1
1★
18

  • Great and easy

    Needed a recaptcha for my site to avoid spam account and this works!

    huntvinyl

  • Excellent plugin

    Excellent plugin. However, as a PRO user, I would expect the ability to manage settings centrally — such as blocking countries, copying/importing and exporting configurations between sites, so I wouldn’t have to manually select countries for each individual site, along with other general settings and preferences.

    power4all

  • Why moment.js in 2026?

    This may be a great plugin, but the fact that it's still using moment.js is a HUGE red flag! To me, this says that the plugin isn't being **seriously** maintained. The below information is directly from the builders/maintainers of Moment.js: We now generally consider Moment to be a legacy project in maintenance mode. It is not dead, but it is indeed done. In practice, this means: We will not be adding new features or capabilities. We will not be changing Moment's API to be immutable. We will not be addressing tree shaking or bundle size issues. We will not be making any major changes (no version 3). We may choose to not fix bugs or behavioral quirks, especially if they are long-standing known issues.

    kc22033

  • Works great and support is very helpful

    Simple to set up and works great. When I thought I had an issue, support were very quick to respond and very helpful.

    dscreative

  • Great Plugin

    Everything is fine, just the first login was in loop because the system send a key as password which can find on url that receive to change the password!! Strange! If you try to enter your password, then you will be in a constant loop that the login is invalid!Nice to have in the future: the option to add a signature or extra details in the footer of the login page.

    erismanos

  • Wouldn't work

    Would not work at all

    wplogin12

Download and install history

263,733 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA downloads per day025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA active installs050k100k150k200kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA review count0125250375500Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Advanced Google reCAPTCHA ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Advanced Google reCAPTCHA appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best CAPTCHA Plugins #4 by tag, #23 in search #9 ▲2
Best Password Protection Plugins #25 in search, not tagged #47 ▲4
Best Comment Plugins #30 in search, not tagged #62 ▲3

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Details

Captcha protection against spam comments & brute force login attacks using Google reCAPTCHA.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • captcha
  • comment reCAPTCHA
  • google recaptcha
  • login recaptcha
  • recaptcha

More from WebFactory

Version
5.42
Last updated
Oct 6, 2026
First published
Mar 11, 2021
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
5.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA FAQ

What does Advanced Google reCAPTCHA do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced Google reCAPTCHA offers Registration Form, Reset Password Form, Comment Form, BuddyPress Form and WooCommerce Form.

How many active installs does Advanced Google reCAPTCHA have?

WordPress.org reports 200,000+ active installs for Advanced Google reCAPTCHA as of October 22, 2026.

Is Advanced Google reCAPTCHA still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Advanced Google reCAPTCHA have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 3 of 4 recent support threads for Advanced Google reCAPTCHA are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Advanced Google reCAPTCHA free?

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Advanced Google reCAPTCHA rank among CAPTCHA Plugins?

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA is #9 in the WordPress.org "captcha" ranking as of today.