Anti-spam Reloaded vs Batch Comment Spam Deletion

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Anti-spam Reloaded

by kudlav

Health A88

Batch Comment Spam Deletion

by Syed Balkhi

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Anti-spam Reloaded Batch Comment Spam Deletion

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Anti-spam Reloaded	Batch Comment Spam Deletion
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	86/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.49★ ✓	4.40★
Reviews	14 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	14d ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	229 ✓	195
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Anti-spam Reloaded Batch Comment Spam Deletion

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.