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Spam Captcha

Spam Captcha - Safeguard your WordPress website effortlessly with Spam Captcha for WordPress
by KaizenCoders · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data2 Warnings

Limited data: Spam Captcha has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Spam Captcha
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Spam Captcha still maintained?
No. Last release 10 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 10 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Spam Captcha, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Spam Captcha removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Spam Captcha safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Spam Captcha update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.7. No one-star spike after it. 10 Sep 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 10 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.10 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Spam Captcha
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

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

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.7
AuthorKaizenCoders
Added17 Sep 2011
Last updated10 Sep 2025
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagsform, spam, captcha, comment, comments

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Questions

Is Spam Captcha still maintained?

No. Last release 10 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Spam Captcha, and has it changed hands?

Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Was Spam Captcha removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Spam Captcha safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Spam Captcha update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.7. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue