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DS CF7 Math Captcha

by Dotsquares · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: DS CF7 Math Captcha is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for DS CF7 Math Captcha
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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-master29 Oct 2021 to 29 Oct 2021, 1 commits
dotsvijay8 Nov 2021 to 24 Jun 2026, 75 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
17
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for DS CF7 Math Captcha
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20244
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20267
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2024Contact Form 7 Math Captcha <= 3.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.0.03.0.170

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 5.0 in Q4 2024.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for DS CF7 Math Captcha
4 May 2026105
11 May 2026258
18 May 2026182
25 May 2026239
1 Jun 2026177
8 Jun 2026216
15 Jun 20262,054
22 Jun 20262,831
29 Jun 2026685
6 Jul 20261,099
13 Jul 2026403
20 Jul 2026447
27 Jul 2026461
3 Aug 2026420
10 Aug 2026420
17 Aug 2026338
24 Aug 2026293
31 Aug 2026316
7 Sep 2026280
14 Sep 2026314
21 Sep 2026311
28 Sep 2026289
5 Oct 2026302
12 Oct 2026254
19 Oct 2026359
26 Oct 2026327
2 Nov 202659

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

hCaptcha for WPScore 94 · 70,000+ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & CommentsScore 93 · 10,000+SilentShield - Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)Score 93 · 10,000+Akismet Anti-spam: Spam ProtectionScore 92 · 5,000,000+CryptXScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version4.0
AuthorDotsquares
Added8 Nov 2021
Last updated24 Jun 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryForms & Data Collection > Form Builders & Creators
Tagscaptcha, math captcha, contact form 7, contact form 7 addon, contact form 7 captcha

Questions

Is DS CF7 Math Captcha still maintained?

DS CF7 Math Captcha was last updated on 24 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is DS CF7 Math Captcha safe?

DS CF7 Math Captcha has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns DS CF7 Math Captcha?

The wordpress.org author is Dotsquares. Recent committers: dotsvijay, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of DS CF7 Math Captcha?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: hCaptcha for WP, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments, SilentShield - Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce), Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, CryptX.

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