by webdesignby 5 (2 reviews)

reCaptcha by WebDesignBy

Name: reCaptcha by WebDesignBy
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: webdesignby

Add Google’s simple checkbox reCAPTCHA to WordPress wp-admin login page.

reCaptcha by WebDesignBy ranks #11,520 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #293 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Jun 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.0 Current Version v2.0

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 15 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#293 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 25% by installs Downloads -12.9% this week

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#11,520

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Active Installs

200+

-27.5%

KW Avg Position

76.3

0.2 better

Downloads

6.1K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 75%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Apr 23, 2026

reCaptcha by WebDesignBy [webdesignby-recaptcha] < 2.0

CVE-2026-4512 · Fixed in v2.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0
Last Updated: Jun 15, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.1+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: webdesignby

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to protect their login page from automated attacks. It adds Google's checkbox reCAPTCHA to the default wp-admin login page to help block brute force hacking attempts.