BotBlocker vs Kama SpamBlock

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

Health F35

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Kama SpamBlock moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	BotBlocker	Kama SpamBlock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	F · 35	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	46/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	2.9★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	10	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.5y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	108	871 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	5.8% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

BotBlockerKama SpamBlock

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.