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Friendly Captcha for WordPress

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

Healthy: Friendly Captcha for WordPress is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
friendlycaptcha18 Dec 2020 to 20 Oct 2026, 103 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
15 days ago
Releases, 24 months
27
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Q1 20241
Q2 20246
Q3 20244
Q4 20245
Q1 20258
Q2 20252
Q3 20255
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 20 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 2.0 between Q2 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star0
3 star2
2 star1
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Friendly Captcha for WordPress
4 May 20264,354
11 May 20261,319
18 May 20261,445
25 May 2026665
1 Jun 2026644
8 Jun 2026553
15 Jun 2026474
22 Jun 20264,760
29 Jun 20261,470
6 Jul 20261,376
13 Jul 2026805
20 Jul 2026806
27 Jul 2026609
3 Aug 2026646
10 Aug 20264,854
17 Aug 20262,103
24 Aug 20261,029
31 Aug 2026982
7 Sep 20265,657
14 Sep 20261,750
21 Sep 20261,320
28 Sep 2026932
5 Oct 2026841
12 Oct 2026713
19 Oct 20266,310
26 Oct 20262,082
2 Nov 2026301

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% above 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

Version1.19.0
AuthorFriendly Captcha
Added22 Dec 2009
Last updated20 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.3
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Spam & Bot Protection
Tagsspam, captcha, antispam, recaptcha, contact form

Questions

Is Friendly Captcha for WordPress still maintained?

Friendly Captcha for WordPress was last updated on 20 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Friendly Captcha for WordPress safe?

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Friendly Captcha for WordPress?

The wordpress.org author is Friendly Captcha. Recent committers: friendlycaptcha, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Friendly Captcha for WordPress?

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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