WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting vs ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting

by Joris van Montfort

1K+ installs5.0

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

by IQComputing

200K+ installs5.0

At a glance

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 200K+, against 1K+ for Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting.
On a typical day, ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 690 times, Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting about 11.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Jun 5, 2026, against May 19, 2020 for Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting.
Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7.

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting	ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
Popular rank	#6,425	#227
Active installs	1K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	19.9K
Rating	5.0(6)	5.0(89)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.27
Last release	6 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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