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Really Simple CAPTCHA

by Rock Lobster Inc. · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Really Simple CAPTCHA is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Really Simple CAPTCHA
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
takayukister10 Mar 2009 to 23 Aug 2026, 104 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Really Simple CAPTCHA
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% 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 per quarter for Really Simple CAPTCHA
Q3 20245.0
Q3 20251.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star92
4 star15
3 star1
2 star4
1 star19
Latest low reviews

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Really Simple CAPTCHA
4 May 20261,367
11 May 20262,643
18 May 20262,625
25 May 20262,525
1 Jun 20262,377
8 Jun 20262,459
15 Jun 20262,443
22 Jun 20262,486
29 Jun 20262,302
6 Jul 20262,369
13 Jul 20262,348
20 Jul 20263,017
27 Jul 20262,848
3 Aug 20262,513
10 Aug 20262,374
17 Aug 202615,357
24 Aug 202618,967
31 Aug 20268,892
7 Sep 20265,880
14 Sep 20266,310
21 Sep 20266,592
28 Sep 20265,183
5 Oct 20265,681
12 Oct 20264,792
19 Oct 202611,895
26 Oct 20268,302
2 Nov 20261,086

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

Version2.5
AuthorRock Lobster Inc.
Added10 Mar 2009
Last updated23 Aug 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress7.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.3
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagscaptcha

Other plugins by this author: Contact Form 7, Flamingo, Bogo, Listo, Double Opt-In Helper

Questions

Is Really Simple CAPTCHA still maintained?

Really Simple CAPTCHA was last updated on 23 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Really Simple CAPTCHA safe?

Really Simple CAPTCHA has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Really Simple CAPTCHA?

The wordpress.org author is Rock Lobster Inc.. Recent committers: takayukister, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Really Simple 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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