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ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 v1.5.0

Adds reCaptcha v2 from Contact Form 7 5.0.5 that was dropped on Contact Form 7 5.1

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 3, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 3, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 4.9+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 43% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 108 Passed
  • 13 Warnings
  • 4 Failed
Security 89/100
Good

33 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 84/100
Good

51 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

72.6 KB

131.2 KB unzipped

Total files

8

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,189

in 3 files Small

File types

  • TXT
  • PHP
  • PNG
  • JS

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 36 High
  • 16 Medium
  • 11 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7, Code Quality improved the most (+2). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 6% in size.

Audited 1.2.1 → 1.5.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.2.1 1.3.1 1.4.1 1.5.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 33 65 1.2.1 1.3.1 1.4.1 1.5.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

5,033

downloads

Today

775

downloads

Week over week

−7%

vs previous week

Month over month

−39%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.

Version intelligence

57% of installs run an older version

≈ 114.9K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.3
  • v1.4
  • v1.5

Ratings

89 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 88
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 0

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

3 mo ago

Jun 5, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 39 days

average between releases

Total releases

42

since Dec 2018 · 8 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 in Your Site?

Our latest audit of ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 v1.5.0 flagged 63 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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