ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
Healthy: maintained, last release 5 Jun 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 5 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer IQComputing since Dec 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 5 Jun 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.
| plugin-master | 28 Dec 2018 to 28 Dec 2018, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| IQComputing | 28 Dec 2018 to 5 Jun 2026, 115 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q1 2025.
| 5 star | 88 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
- Works, but so much spam gets through · 2 stars · 25 Apr 2022
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
200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 689 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,041 |
| 18 May 2026 | 2,140 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,992 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 66,582 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 20,401 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 12,018 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 9,655 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 9,240 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 14,735 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 7,240 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7,463 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 6,669 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 5,984 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 5,164 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 4,972 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,516 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,576 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,461 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 4,229 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 4,437 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 4,339 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 4,418 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,622 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,209 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,191 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 786 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 53% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | IQComputing |
| Added | 28 Dec 2018 |
| Last updated | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 200,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Forms & Data Collection > Contact Forms |
| Tags | spam, recaptcha, contact form 7, contact-form-7-recaptcha |
Other plugins by this author: Live Rates for ShipStation
Questions
Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer IQComputing since Dec 2018.
Was ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it.