FormGhost vs Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk

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

Health B80

Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	FormGhost	Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	94/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	0	3,213 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago	6d ago
Downloads · 30d	78	321.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	0.8% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

FormGhostSpam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk

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.