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hCaptcha for WP

by hcaptcha · 70,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 30 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

94/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for hCaptcha for WP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support100
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is hCaptcha for WP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 30 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns hCaptcha for WP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer hcaptcha since May 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was hCaptcha for WP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is hCaptcha for WP safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.4.0). Not on the exploited list. 1 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest hCaptcha for WP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 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-master1 May 2019 to 1 May 2019, 1 commits
hcaptcha2 May 2019 to 30 Oct 2026, 169 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
30
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for hCaptcha for WP
Q1 20248
Q2 20247
Q3 20244
Q4 20244
Q1 20253
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20253
Q1 20265
Q2 20264
Q3 20264
Q4 20262

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for hCaptcha for WP
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20253.7
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.6
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star75
4 star3
3 star2
2 star2
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.4.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Oct 2026hCaptcha for WP <= 5.3.0 - Unauthenticated Captcha Verification Bypass7.3<= 5.3.05.4.0Patched before disclosure
26 Jan 2026hCaptcha for WP <= 4.22.0 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 4.22.04.23.013
19 Apr 2024hCaptcha for WordPress <= 4.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via cf7-hcaptcha Shortcode6.4<= 4.0.04.0.1Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.5.0 (nonce, sanitize).

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

Support

100% of 7 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for hCaptcha for WP
4 May 202620,456
11 May 20267,847
18 May 20266,316
25 May 20264,160
1 Jun 202629,523
8 Jun 20266,500
15 Jun 202629,398
22 Jun 20266,728
29 Jun 20265,107
6 Jul 202631,155
13 Jul 20265,998
20 Jul 20265,471
27 Jul 20264,120
3 Aug 202628,771
10 Aug 20268,625
17 Aug 20265,241
24 Aug 20264,487
31 Aug 20264,243
7 Sep 202624,440
14 Sep 202611,680
21 Sep 20266,782
28 Sep 202630,793
5 Oct 202635,368
12 Oct 20266,297
19 Oct 20266,167
26 Oct 202626,046
2 Nov 20264,091

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version5.5.0
Authorhcaptcha
Added2 May 2019
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs70,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsspam, captcha, antispam, hcaptcha, recaptcha

Questions

Is hCaptcha for WP still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 30 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns hCaptcha for WP, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer hcaptcha since May 2019.

Was hCaptcha for WP removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is hCaptcha for WP safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.4.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest hCaptcha for WP update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.5.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue