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Contact Form 7 vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Active-install trajectory

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Contact Form 7 Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10M+ ✓ 5M–6M
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% ✓ -17%
Overall health B · 78 A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 75/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 46/100 70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 2,186 ✓ 1,187
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 79/100 84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 7d ago ✓ 3mo ago
Downloads · 30d 7.5M ✓ 1.3M
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.3% ✓ 1.2%
Category Forms Security

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

Release activity

Contact Form 7Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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.