Invisible reCaptcha
Healthy: Invisible reCaptcha is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| mihche | 22 Dec 2016 to 7 Apr 2020, 57 commits |
|---|---|
| berrypress | 25 Jul 2026 to 26 Oct 2026, 6 commits |
New committer berrypress made a first commit on 25 Jul 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 103 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 20 |
- DO NOT USE ANYMORE · 1 star · 31 Oct 2025
- does not load properly in wordpress multisite Version 5.9 · 2 stars · 18 Feb 2022
- Plugin seems abandoned · 1 star · 23 Mar 2021
Momentum
70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 110 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 287 |
| 18 May 2026 | 240 |
| 25 May 2026 | 181 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 219 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 229 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 164 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 166 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 226 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 205 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 162 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 172 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 20,048 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 10,909 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,244 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,707 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,632 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,116 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,682 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,703 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,807 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,546 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 24,904 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 5,522 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 34,795 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 32,942 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,073 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 235% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | BerryPress |
| Added | 15 Dec 2016 |
| Last updated | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 70,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | captcha, recaptcha, register recaptcha, woocommerce recaptcha, contact-form-7-recaptcha |
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Questions
Is Invisible reCaptcha still maintained?
Invisible reCaptcha was last updated on 26 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Invisible reCaptcha safe?
Invisible reCaptcha has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Invisible reCaptcha?
The wordpress.org author is BerryPress. Recent committers: berrypress, mihche, plugin-master. New committer berrypress made a first commit on 25 Jul 2026.
What can I use instead of Invisible reCaptcha?
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.