hostily Captcha
v0.3.0by connect - Media & Teledienst · updated 2 days ago
Spam protection for comments, login, registration, WooCommerce and form plugins. Hosted in Germany, no cookies, no image puzzles.
- Rank
- #31,331
- No change yet
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 17
- 10+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 427
- 427 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
hostily Captcha at a glance
hostily Captcha is a WordPress plugin by connect - Media & Teledienst with 10+ active installs, the #31,331 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 53 times. It has no reviews yet. Version 0.3.0 came out on Nov 6, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. Among the 232 plugins tagged “anti-spam”, it ranks #120. It was first released in 2026.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Nov 1, 2026, 8 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats336 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | hostily Captcha |
|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 103 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 61 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 126 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 45 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 17 · +750.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 17 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 2 |
Rank over time
#31,331 · up 40,982 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #31,331 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #63,241 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #72,313 |
Growth %
Average +70.75% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | +30.77% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | +112.50% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +100.00% |
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Judged on Nov 14, 2026
- Released 0.3.0 (was 0.2.5)
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v0.2100%
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.3.0
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Nov 3, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 6, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about hostily Captcha
How many websites use hostily Captcha?
hostily Captcha is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #31,331 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has hostily Captcha been downloaded?
427 times in total since 2026. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 53 times. See download stats
When was hostily Captcha last updated?
Version 0.3.0 came out on Nov 6, 2026 (2 days ago).
Is hostily Captcha compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Is hostily Captcha still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 days ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does hostily Captcha have?
No one has reviewed hostily Captcha on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to hostily Captcha?
The plugins most like hostily Captcha, by the tags they share, are Gravity Forms Zero Spam (100K+), Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) (70K+) and Akismet Anti-spam (5M+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 17 |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 427 |
| Author | connect - Media & Teledienst |
| First released | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Version | 0.3.0 |
| Requires WP | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Nov 6, 2026 |
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