Captain Up is an engagement platform for your WordPress blog. Quickly add badges, levels and leaderboards to your site and start rewarding your users.
As of April 2026, Captain Up is a WordPress comments plugin with 10 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
Captain Up boosts engagement on your WordPress site using game mechanics. Plug it in and immediately start rewarding users for engaging with your content, using points, levels, badges, and leaderboards, and keep them coming back for more.
Note: You will need to connect your WordPress site to a Captain Up account. If you don’t have one yet, contact us at [email protected].
NEW: Rewards: Give your loyal users badges, trophies, coupons, and rewards.
NEW: Messaging: Communicate with your users, send them welcome messages, updates, and promotions.
Features:
Total customization – You can create new badges that users get by visiting specific pages or categories on your WordPress site, or for liking your Facebook page. You can fully customize all badges and levels, including how they look and…
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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