Best simple captcha plugins for WordPress
The most popular simple captcha plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WM Simple Captcha leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of WP Light Captcha (20+). All 2 plugins tagged “simple captcha” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 simple captcha plugins
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WM Simple CaptchaThe most installed simple captcha plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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WP Light Captcha20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
All 2 plugins tagged “simple captcha”
WM Simple Captcha
Up in the last 7 days:60#16,337by Web Mumbai11 years ago
Captcha image for registration page, customize according to your theme.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Light Captcha
Down in the last 7 days:370#27,430by Harun10 years ago
WP Light Captcha is very simple and lightweight captcha plugins for your WordPress site.You can protect unwanted login request from hackers.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day