Invisible reCaptcha — WordPress CAPTCHA Plugin
by BerryPress · WordPress.org page
Invisible reCaptcha has 80,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 903,647 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 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Invisible reCaptcha at a glance
Is Invisible reCaptcha well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create a reCAPTCHA v2 site using the Invisible reCAPTCHA badge option: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create
- Copy the Site Key and Secret Key from the Google reCAPTCHA admin console
- In WordPress, go to Settings > Invisible reCaptcha > Settings
- Enter your Site Key and Secret Key
- Save the settings
- In the settings, choose which forms should be protected by reCAPTCHA
- Visit a page containing a protected form and verify that the reCAPTCHA badge is displayed and that form submissions are working correctly
Invisible reCaptcha reviews and ratings
133 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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DO NOT USE ANYMORE
Our site was created in 2020 and it's been a while since it was maintained. Now when we login, the reCaptcha appears but with no field to enter or mark the captcha in, thus causing failed logins.
seecaye -
NOVEMBER 2023 - DO NOT USE ANYMORE - It will put your website down
NOVEMBER 2023 - DO NOT USE ANYMORE - It will put your website down. At first it seems that it still work but I found that it create errors later and my websites were down without warning. I used it for years but it seems impossible now !
clitopwebsite -
Speed issues and no longer works
<p>We use v2 recaptcha code + this plugin on a "all" of our sites with gravity forms. Unfortunately we have GF on the home page (for capturing leads) where this loads and it adds a bunch of bloat (granted from google). It would be nice if there was a way to optimize this so it didn't load an additional 20-25 requests. </p> <p>Pros: drops spam considerably with gravity forms. Easy to implement.<br> Cons: slows your pagespeed scores down, can't defer JS otherwise it may not work. Adds about 20 or more resources from google just to enable recaptcha v2.</p> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UPDATE - invisible captcha has not worked for a very long time. I don't believe it's a plugin issue, it's just the captcha service does not really work anymore. Bots have figured a way around this.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
dualaudi -
Works perfectly with Woocommerce login/register page
Even though the plugin has not been update for the 3 major Wordpress releases, it works perfectly.
rafaviana -
does not load properly in wordpress multisite Version 5.9
after setup with keys it worked however shortly after the recaptcha no longer loads. not sure what the issue is as in the source I see the google code.
usera -
Plugin seems abandoned
Thanks to this plugin not having been tested with the last 3 major WordPress updates, it managed to break my CF7 forms and Google Analytics form submission tracking from one day to the other. It looks like this plugin was abandoned, so I strongly advise against installing it. Unreliable!
ardsoms
Where Invisible reCaptcha ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Invisible reCaptcha appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CAPTCHA Plugins | #14 by tag, #76 in search | #25 | – |
| Best Password Protection Plugins | #53 in search, not tagged | #95 | – |
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Details
Use reCaptcha v2 by Google to combat spam at your login and registration forms, WooCommerce account forms, contact forms, and more!
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Invisible reCaptcha competes in
Tags
- captcha
- contact-form-7-recaptcha
- recaptcha
- register recaptcha
- woocommerce recaptcha
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- Version
- 1.3.1
- Last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- First published
- Dec 15, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Invisible reCaptcha FAQ
What does Invisible reCaptcha do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Invisible reCaptcha offers Create a reCAPTCHA v2 site using the Invisible reCAPTCHA badge option: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create, Copy the Site Key and Secret Key from the Google reCAPTCHA admin console, In WordPress, go to Settings > Invisible reCaptcha > Settings, Enter your Site Key and Secret Key and Save the settings.
How many active installs does Invisible reCaptcha have?
WordPress.org reports 80,000+ active installs for Invisible reCaptcha as of September 7, 2026.
Is Invisible reCaptcha still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Invisible reCaptcha free?
Invisible reCaptcha is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Invisible reCaptcha rank among CAPTCHA Plugins?
Invisible reCaptcha is #25 in the WordPress.org CAPTCHA Plugins ranking.