Best re captcha plugins for WordPress
The most popular re captcha plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. reCaptcha by WebDesignBy leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of JC Recaptcha (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “re captcha” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 re captcha plugins
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reCaptcha by WebDesignByThe most installed re captcha plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.JC Recaptcha
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
All 2 plugins tagged “re captcha”

reCaptcha by WebDesignBy
Down in the last 7 days:26#11,547by webdesignby4 months ago
Add Google’s simple checkbox reCAPTCHA to WordPress wp-admin login page.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
JC Recaptcha
Up in the last 7 days:20#15,861by llavillaccama11 years ago
The Add new recaptcha google plugin allows you to implement a super security REcaptcha form into web forms.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day