hCaptcha for WP — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin
by hcaptcha · WordPress.org page · Website
hCaptcha for WP has 70,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,157,697 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
hCaptcha for WP at a glance
Is hCaptcha for WP well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- WordPress Login, Register, Lost Password, Comment, and Post/Page Password Forms
- ACF Extended Form
- Affiliates Login and Register Forms
- Asgaros Forum New Topic and Reply Form
- Avada standard and multistep Forms
- Back In Stock Notifier Form
- bbPress New Topic, Reply, Login, Register, and Lost Password Forms
- Beaver Builder Contact and Login Forms
- Blocksy Companion Newsletter Subscribe, Waitlist, and Product Review Forms
- BuddyPress — Create Group and Registration Forms
- Classified Listing Contact, Login, Lost Password, and Listing Register Forms
- CoBlocks Form
hCaptcha for WP reviews and ratings
86 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
86 reviews
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Top & easy!
It's a top plugin, easy to use! Thank you!
salilou -
very good
it.s very good pluging for site thanks for us to creat this pligin
ho3sain2434 -
Great protection against spam
Great protection against spam
JesusDR -
It is a lot easier to set up than reCaptcha
Working good so far.
IanErickson -
hCaptcha is hands-down the best CAPTCHA solution out there in 2026!
Switched from reCAPTCHA and never looking back. Excellent bot protection, actually respects user privacy (no creepy Google tracking), GDPR/CCPA friendly out of the box, and the challenges are clear & fair. The free tier is generous and it even pays site owners — win-win. Zero frustration for real users, killer spam reduction. 5 stars all the way!
continuoussafety2018 -
Recent update made setup slow/buggy — needs a “Skip setup” option
This plugin used to be great and incredibly quick to set up: install it, paste the keys, choose where hCaptcha should be enabled, done. Since the latest update, the setup process is unfortunately buggy and unnecessarily long. You have to click through an onboarding flow explaining everything the plugin can do, which completely breaks the workflow — especially if you’ve set up this plugin dozens or hundreds of times. Please add a clear option to skip the setup/onboarding (“Skip setup” / “I already know this”), so experienced users can get straight to the actual configuration again.
darkrayon
Where hCaptcha for WP ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that hCaptcha for WP appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anti-Spam Plugins | #16 by tag, #25 in search | #16 | – |
| Best CAPTCHA Plugins | #16 by tag, #26 in search | #19 | – |
| Best Password Protection Plugins | #23 in search, not tagged | #42 | – |
| Best Comment Plugins | #53 in search, not tagged | #94 | – |
hCaptcha for WP alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with hCaptcha for WP.
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CleanTalk 200,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA 4,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Titan Anti-spam & Security 50,000+ installs · 4.5 -
Login Security Captcha 10,000+ installs · 4.9
Details
The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings hCaptcha for WP competes in
- Best Anti-Spam Plugins
- Best CAPTCHA Plugins
- Best CAPTCHA Plugins
- Best CAPTCHA Plugins
- Best Anti-Spam Plugins
Tags
- antispam
- captcha
- hcaptcha
- recaptcha
- spam
- Version
- 5.2.0
- Last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- First published
- May 2, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
hCaptcha for WP FAQ
What does hCaptcha for WP do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, hCaptcha for WP offers WordPress Login, Register, Lost Password, Comment, and Post/Page Password Forms, ACF Extended Form, Affiliates Login and Register Forms, Asgaros Forum New Topic and Reply Form and Avada standard and multistep Forms.
How many active installs does hCaptcha for WP have?
WordPress.org reports 70,000+ active installs for hCaptcha for WP as of September 7, 2026.
Is hCaptcha for WP still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does hCaptcha for WP have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 8 of 8 recent support threads for hCaptcha for WP are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is hCaptcha for WP free?
hCaptcha for WP is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does hCaptcha for WP rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?
hCaptcha for WP is #16 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.