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EchoFilter vs Kama SpamBlock

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

Kama SpamBlock is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

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	EchoFilter	Kama SpamBlock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	4K–5K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	—	5K+ → 4K+ ✓
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	49	881 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+2%	+9%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	5.8% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

EchoFilterKama 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.