Uber reCaptcha

56 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With about 1,000 active installs, this plugin has a very small user base, well below mainstream spam tools like Akismet or CleanTalk.

Update Freshness

13/25

It was updated on July 10, 2025, and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, suggesting the author is actively maintaining it, though the update history is shallow and no public changelog is referenced in the data.

User Rating

11/15

A score of 74 out of 100 from only 9 ratings gives a usable but statistically thin signal; most users appear satisfied, but the sample is too small to draw firm conclusions.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads and a 0.0% resolution rate mean there is no public track record of the author helping users, which is a meaningful gap for a security-related plugin.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Compatibility scores 75 out of 100, with a minimum WordPress requirement of 3.9 and no declared PHP version, which is reasonable but not exceptional.

Scores higher than 6% of indexed plugins

About

This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.7/5

Last Updated 2025-07-10 12:21pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.9+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Uber reCaptcha adds Google's reCAPTCHA widget to the WordPress login, password recovery, registration, and comment forms. It acts as a bot barrier on the standard wp-login.php and post comment submission endpoints. It does not extend protection to custom forms built with plugins like Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, or WPForms.

Who It's For

This plugin fits sites that rely solely on the default WordPress forms and want a low-effort way to block automated login attempts and comment spam. It works for small businesses, personal blogs, and basic membership sites that have not invested in third-party form builders.

Who Should Skip It

Sites running WooCommerce checkout, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor forms, or any other custom form solution should skip this plugin because it only covers core WordPress forms. Anyone wanting modern, privacy-first CAPTCHA alternatives like Cloudflare Turnstile or hCaptcha should also look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Uber reCaptcha does one narrow job, covering the core WordPress login and comment forms, and does it adequately based on a small set of decent ratings. With only 1,000 installs, no support history, and zero coverage of popular form plugins or WooCommerce, most site owners will be better served by hCaptcha for WP, Cloudflare Turnstile, or CleanTalk. It is a reasonable pick only for very simple sites that need a quick reCAPTCHA on the default forms and nothing else.

Pick Akismet if your primary problem is comment spam and you want a battle-tested solution with millions of installs and near-perfect scores.

CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection 92/100

Choose CleanTalk if you want full-coverage spam protection that covers registration, comments, and many third-party forms without requiring visitors to solve puzzles.

hCaptcha for WP 91/100

Choose hCaptcha if you want a privacy-friendly CAPTCHA replacement that integrates with major form builders and WooCommerce, areas this plugin ignores.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 90/100

Pick Cloudflare Turnstile if you want a free, invisible CAPTCHA that works across core and third-party forms and tends to be faster than reCAPTCHA.

CF7 Apps - Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 90/100

Choose this if your spam problem lives inside Contact Form 7 submissions and you prefer invisible honeypot techniques over visible CAPTCHAs.