#341 by installs
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.
- Installs
- 100,000+
- Rating
- 3.9 (391)
- Updated
- 6 months ago
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA
Captcha protection against spam comments & brute force login attacks using Google reCAPTCHA.
- Active installs
- 200,000+
- #212 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 3.6M
- 3,649,896
- Downloads, 30 days
- 265K
- 19.3K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
- 430 reviews
- Last updated
- 25 days ago
- Oct 6, 2026
- Version
- 5.42
- 46 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 6, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.9 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.2 or newer |
| First published | March 11, 2021 |
| Support, last two months | 4 of 4 threads resolved (100%) |
Reviews
4.8 / 5 from 430 reviews
| 5 stars | 402 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 8 |
| 3 stars | 1 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 18 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA protects your WordPress site from spam comments & brute force login attacks using captcha. This captcha plugin, quickly adds Google reCAPTCHA and other captcha tests to WordPress comment form, login form, and other forms.
Using Advanced Google reCAPTCHA (most popular captcha on the market), you’ll be safe from spam comments and protect user accounts, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, BuddyPress and other forms from brute-force login attacks.
reCaptcha works for:
- Login Form
- Registration Form
- Reset Password Form
- Comment Form
- BuddyPress Form
- WooCommerce Form
- Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Login Form
- Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Registration Form
Captcha uses these 3rd party libs:
- Chart.js, 2017 Nick Downie, MIT
- DataTables, 2008-2017 SpryMedia Ltd, MIT
- moment.js, Tim Wood, Iskren Chernev, MIT
- SweetAlert 2, github.com/Sweetalert2/Sweetalert2, MIT
- tooltipster, www.heteroclito.fr/modules/tooltipster/, MIT
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
How to disable this plugin?
Just use standard Plugin overview page in WordPress admin section and deactivate it or rename plugin folder /wp-content/plugins/advanced-google-recaptcha over FTP access.
Does Captcha work for comment form?
Yes, it works for WordPress comment form.
Will it slow my site down?
No, it won’t. It’s only loaded on the pages it protects.
How can I report security bugs?
You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.
Latest changelog entry
- Security fixes
Screenshots
Login form 
Registration form 
Reset Password form 
Comment form
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.