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Simple Login Captcha

by Nikolay Nikolov · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Sep 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Login Captcha
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Simple Login Captcha still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Simple Login Captcha, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nnikolov since Apr 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Simple Login Captcha removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Simple Login Captcha safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Simple Login Captcha update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it. 1 Jan 2024 · 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-master11 Apr 2019 to 11 Apr 2019, 1 commits
nnikolov11 Apr 2019 to 3 Sep 2026, 41 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Simple Login Captcha
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.9.

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Login Captcha
4 May 202649
11 May 2026121
18 May 2026117
25 May 2026159
1 Jun 2026117
8 Jun 2026138
15 Jun 2026109
22 Jun 2026109
29 Jun 2026113
6 Jul 2026111
13 Jul 2026117
20 Jul 2026129
27 Jul 2026140
3 Aug 2026189
10 Aug 2026159
17 Aug 2026170
24 Aug 2026153
31 Aug 2026213
7 Sep 2026164
14 Sep 2026153
21 Sep 2026176
28 Sep 2026206
5 Oct 2026191
12 Oct 2026191
19 Oct 2026257
26 Oct 2026267
2 Nov 202637

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.3.6
AuthorNikolay Nikolov
Added11 Apr 2019
Last updated3 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsspam, login, simple, captcha, security

Other plugins by this author: Make Tables Responsive

Questions

Is Simple Login Captcha still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Simple Login Captcha, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nnikolov since Apr 2019.

Was Simple Login Captcha removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Simple Login Captcha safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Simple Login Captcha update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it.

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