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Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
A lightweight gatekeeper that might forget to actually lock the door.
HealthyDeclining
69/100
Users appreciate the simplicity but fear the security is purely cosmetic.
Active installs
~112,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 60k+
Rating
4.5★
63 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-30%
Declining fast
72 → 51 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 30% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -30% in the last year
72/day a year ago→51/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayLogin No Captcha reCAPTCHA is regarded as a simple, lightweight solution for adding reCAPTCHA to WordPress and WooCommerce login/registration forms, but it carries a serious unverified security concern about backend key validation and has notable gaps in coverage and developer responsiveness.
What people like
- +Easy to install and configure with straightforward directions×5
- +Works reliably on default WordPress login and WooCommerce login/registration forms×5
- +Effectively stops bogus/spam account signups on WooCommerce×2
Common complaints
- −Potential security flaw: backend secret key validation may not be enforced, meaning login can succeed even with a wrong secret key — the captcha may be cosmetic only
- −reCAPTCHA widget is not positioned correctly on login forms and can appear cut off on the left side
- −Captcha does not display on all form types (e.g. callback and registration pages), making coverage inconsistent
- −No wildcard support for the IP whitelist setting, requiring manual updates whenever an ISP changes a user's IP address
- −Developer is largely unresponsive in the support forum×2
- −Privacy concerns due to reliance on Google reCAPTCHA
- −No support for reCAPTCHA V3
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.46★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 11%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 63 total
Latest reviews · 63 analyzed
- 2025-01-31★★★★★The backend may be unchecked.dnsss
- 2024-12-19★★★★★Position is not right.Naovy G
- 2024-11-15★★★★★No captcha displayessalim2005
- 2024-07-04★★★★★Simple, straightforward and no fuss.gerarde
- 2023-07-31★★★★★Simple recaptcha for admin loginashique12009
- 2022-09-14★★★★★Terrific Plugin that WorksIreneLinda
- 2022-08-23★★★★★Excelent solutionjgmm81
- 2022-05-24★★★★★Needs wildcard supportJeff Starr
- 2022-05-07★★★★★Simple, great user interface!Jimmy Lee
- 2022-02-18★★★★★It works properlyDominik Kozmáli
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
50
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
55
Prior 7-day baseline
56
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
11,261
Mean release-day peak (30d)
823
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-9.1%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.45
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
81%
5★ share in analyzed sample
11%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.46 → 4.46★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered