Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
Healthy: maintained, last release 26 May 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 26 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 26 May 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer robert.peake since Apr 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA safe?
- 2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.1). Not on the exploited list. 27 May 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.8.1. No one-star spike after it. 26 May 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.
| robert.peake | 17 Apr 2015 to 26 May 2026, 66 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 2.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q3 2024 and Q1 2025.
| 5 star | 51 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- The backend may be unchecked. · 1 star · 29 Jan 2025
- No captcha displayes · 1 star · 15 Nov 2024
- better approaches these days · 1 star · 24 Dec 2020
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.8.1).
Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA <= 1.8.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF | 7.2 | <= 1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | Patched before disclosure |
| 16 Aug 2022 | Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA <= 1.6.11 - CAPTCHA Bypass via Whitelisted IP Address Spoofing | 5.3 | <= 1.6.11 | 1.7 | 1 |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.8 (security, XSS, escaping); 1.8.1 (security, escaping).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 160 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 402 |
| 18 May 2026 | 349 |
| 25 May 2026 | 24,882 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 5,391 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,133 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 2,514 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,352 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,013 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,014 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,701 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,122 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,860 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,582 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,644 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,351 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,352 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,286 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,197 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,217 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,307 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,255 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,175 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,113 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,779 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,443 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 207 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Peake |
| Added | 17 Apr 2015 |
| Last updated | 26 May 2026 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | bots, google, security, nocaptcha, recaptcha |
Other plugins by this author: Better Random Redirect, Anti-Spambot, Responsive Bottom-Up Slider, Soapbox for Blygger
Questions
Is Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer robert.peake since Apr 2015.
Was Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.1. No one-star spike after it.