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Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7

by stasionok · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 May 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 May 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 20 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer stasionok since Apr 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.7. No one-star spike after it. 12 Jan 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master19 Apr 2024 to 19 Apr 2024, 1 commits
stasionok19 Apr 2024 to 20 May 2026, 18 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
Q1 20240
Q2 20243
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
4 May 202642
11 May 2026113
18 May 2026128
25 May 2026159
1 Jun 2026124
8 Jun 2026138
15 Jun 2026100
22 Jun 202671
29 Jun 202674
6 Jul 202694
13 Jul 202687
20 Jul 2026118
27 Jul 2026122
3 Aug 2026147
10 Aug 2026124
17 Aug 2026160
24 Aug 2026161
31 Aug 2026145
7 Sep 2026237
14 Sep 2026159
21 Sep 2026192
28 Sep 2026218
5 Oct 2026172
12 Oct 2026137
19 Oct 2026224
26 Oct 2026198
2 Nov 202641

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.7
Authorstasionok
Added19 Apr 2024
Last updated20 May 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagsyandex, captcha, contact form 7, yandex captcha, яндекс капча

Other plugins by this author: QR code MeCard/vCard generator, ROB (rat out blocker), Send Contact Form 7 submissions to MAX Messenger bot, Thumbnails like in Drupal, Incoming Hook Logger

Questions

Is Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 May 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer stasionok since Apr 2024.

Was Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.7. No one-star spike after it.

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