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Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA

by Saurav Sharma · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 22 months (last release 21 Dec 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.21 Dec 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master19 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022, 1 commits
sauravhny20 Jan 2022 to 21 Dec 2024, 12 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
23 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Dec 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 2 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA
4 May 202629
11 May 202657
18 May 202652
25 May 202655
1 Jun 202658
8 Jun 202666
15 Jun 202648
22 Jun 202644
29 Jun 202664
6 Jul 202652
13 Jul 202651
20 Jul 202674
27 Jul 202681
3 Aug 202681
10 Aug 202680
17 Aug 202690
24 Aug 202674
31 Aug 202680
7 Sep 202678
14 Sep 202692
21 Sep 202698
28 Sep 202688
5 Oct 202693
12 Oct 202685
19 Oct 2026146
26 Oct 2026113
2 Nov 202636

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% 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

Version1.0.0
AuthorSaurav Sharma
Added20 Jan 2022
Last updated21 Dec 2024
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.0.2
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Spam & Bot Protection
Tagscaptcha, recaptcha, text captcha, contact form 7, spam protection

Other plugins by this author: Under Construction Light

Questions

Is Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA still maintained?

Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA was last updated on 21 Dec 2024. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA safe?

Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA?

The wordpress.org author is Saurav Sharma. Recent committers: sauravhny, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Contact Form 7 Text 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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