Block Comment Spam Bots vs WP Simple SpamCheck

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

Block Comment Spam Bots

by Rick Hellewell

Health D53

WP Simple SpamCheck

by sdesalas

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Block Comment Spam Bots WP Simple SpamCheck

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	Block Comment Spam Bots	WP Simple SpamCheck
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 53 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	18/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	4 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	14.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	121 ✓	80
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Block Comment Spam Bots WP Simple SpamCheck

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.