UsersWP – ReCaptcha

68 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With roughly 3,000 active installs and a modest popularity score, adoption is limited and almost entirely tied to existing UsersWP users.

Update Freshness

25/25

A last update on December 3, 2025 and recent WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility testing show the developer is actively maintaining the plugin.

User Rating

5/15

A 90/100 score from only 2 ratings is encouraging but statistically thin, so the real user sentiment is still largely unmeasured.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved is a neutral signal: there is no track record of community help, but also no unresolved complaints piling up.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, confirmed working with WordPress 6.9.4 and meeting the 6.1 minimum requirement without reported conflicts.

Scores higher than 21% of indexed plugins

About

ReCaptcha addon for UsersWP.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-21 10:49am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.1+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

UsersWP ReCaptcha is a free add-on for the UsersWP plugin that integrates Google reCAPTCHA into the frontend login, registration, and account forms. It blocks automated bot submissions by requiring visitors to complete a CAPTCHA challenge before they can create an account or sign in. Configuration is handled through the UsersWP settings panel and requires valid Google reCAPTCHA site and secret keys.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for site owners who already rely on UsersWP to manage frontend user profiles, registrations, and logins, and who need a quick way to stop spam sign-ups and brute-force login attempts on those forms. It fits membership sites, community forums, job boards, and similar platforms where the bulk of user interaction happens outside wp-admin.

Who Should Skip It

If you are not already running UsersWP, this add-on is useless to you, and you would be better served by a standalone form protection plugin. Site owners who need hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, or advanced firewall-level bot defence should also look elsewhere, since this tool only covers reCAPTCHA on UsersWP forms.

The Bottom Line

UsersWP ReCaptcha is a narrow, well-maintained add-on that does exactly one thing for UsersWP sites: adds Google reCAPTCHA to the frontend auth forms. It is not a general-purpose security plugin, so outside the UsersWP ecosystem its 66.48/100 overall score is a fair reflection of its limited reach. If you run UsersWP and just need bot protection on those forms, it is a sensible pick; if you need broader security, go with one of the higher-scoring alternatives.

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