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ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

by IQComputing · WordPress.org page

v1.5.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,109,370 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 at a glance

Active installs
200,000+
Total downloads
4,109,370
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 89 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

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  • Fork on Github

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

89 reviews

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  • Great job !

    Works perfectly. ReCaptcha V3 is sometimes not compatible with cookies managers. This resolved the issue for me with tarteaucitron.ioThanks !

    Ishko

  • Thank you!

    You fix this stupid plugin the creators of Contact Form 7 to remove the ReCaptcha v2.The problem is all themes are integrated with them

    Martin Tonev

  • Thanks!

    Thank you, for this plugin!

    Danylo

  • Perfect match for my site

    I have multiple forms based on CF7 on my site and default reCAPTCHAv3 implementation sometimes blocked the submission for no apparent reason. This plugin allows me to decide which forms should be protected and which not. And also uses reCAPTCHAv2 which makes the rejection process much more transparent to user.

    Alex Agranov

  • Contact Form 7 no longer supports reCAPTCHA V2

    Contact Form 7 no longer supports reCAPTCHA V2 The latest version of the reCAPTCHA API is v3. Contact Form 7 5.1 and later uses this reCAPTCHA v3 API. reCAPTCHA v3 works in the background so users don’t need to read blurred text in an image or even tick the “I’m not a robot” checkbox. Can you still add an option for a V3 version? Thank you!

    xu wu

  • reCaptcha V2 is back

    Thank you for this plugin, we can use reCaptcha v2 again.

    rix

Where ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Anti-Spam Plugins #7 by tag, not in search #42 –
Best CAPTCHA Plugins #5 by tag, not in search #42 –
Best Contact Form Plugins #26 in search, not tagged #60 –

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Details

Adds reCaptcha v2 from Contact Form 7 5.0.5 that was dropped on Contact Form 7 5.1

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

Rankings ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 competes in

Tags

  • contact form 7
  • contact-form-7-recaptcha
  • recaptcha
  • spam

More from IQComputing

Version
1.5.0
Last updated
Jun 5, 2026
First published
Dec 28, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 FAQ

What does ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 offers Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter and Fork on Github.

How many active installs does ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 have?

WordPress.org reports 200,000+ active installs for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 as of September 7, 2026.

Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 free?

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is #42 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.