Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA

48 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With 20,000 active installs the add-on has a modest but established footprint inside the Ultimate Member ecosystem, earning a healthy popularity score despite its narrow scope.

Update Freshness

2/25

Last updated November 2024 and tested against WordPress 6.7.5, the plugin is current, though the low PHP minimum of 5.6 is dated for 2024-2025 hosting standards.

User Rating

11/15

A 74 out of 100 rating from 11 reviews is decent but the tiny sample size limits how confidently you can read into it.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened is unusual and suggests either outstanding stability or low engagement, so the median 50 score reflects that uncertainty rather than proven responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

8/15

Officially tested with WordPress 6.7.5 and Ultimate Member, but the bare-bones compatibility score warns about unverified behaviour on edge-case form configurations.

Scores higher than 2% of indexed plugins

About

Stop bots on your registration & login forms with Google reCAPTCHA

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.7/5

Last Updated 2024-11-20 12:18am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.5+

Tested Up To 6.7.7

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Ultimate Member - reCAPTCHA adds Google reCAPTCHA challenges to the registration and login forms created by the Ultimate Member plugin. It blocks automated bot submissions on those specific forms without affecting the rest of your WordPress site. The extension requires a working Ultimate Member installation and reCAPTCHA API keys from Google.

Who It's For

This add-on is built for site owners already running Ultimate Member who want a lightweight way to stop spam registrations and fake logins using Google's reCAPTCHA service. It fits membership sites, community platforms, and any Ultimate Member-powered site that has been hit by bot-driven account creation. If you are not using Ultimate Member, this plugin does nothing for you.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this plugin if you are not using Ultimate Member, or if you prefer a site-wide CAPTCHA solution such as reCAPTCHA in WPForms, Contact Form 7, or a dedicated security plugin. Also skip it if you want CAPTCHA protection on comments, WooCommerce checkout, or other non-UM forms, since this extension is limited to Ultimate Member's registration and login screens.

The Bottom Line

Ultimate Member - reCAPTCHA is a narrow, dependency-locked add-on that does one job reasonably well, but its 51.18 quality score and 0 percent resolved support track record should give hesitant buyers pause. Use it only if you already run Ultimate Member and want a quick Google reCAPTCHA on those forms. Everyone else will get better value from a full membership suite listed above.

Pick the core Ultimate Member plugin instead if you have not installed it yet, since CAPTCHA support requires both pieces working together.

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 90/100

Choose Profile Builder when you want an all-in-one registration and membership solution with built-in anti-spam tools and a 90.14 quality score.

User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 89/100

Pick User Registration & Membership if you want registration, memberships, and spam protection bundled into a single plugin without a separate add-on.

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 86/100

Choose Paid Membership Subscriptions when you need paid tiers and recurring billing alongside registration spam protection.

Simple Membership 83/100

Pick Simple Membership if you want a free, lightweight membership layer with its own spam controls and broader community vetting.