Form Spammer Trap for Comments vs Comment Blacklist Updater

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

Form Spammer Trap for Comments

by Rick Hellewell

Health D41

Comment Blacklist Updater

by apasionados

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Form Spammer Trap for Comments Comment Blacklist Updater

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	Form Spammer Trap for Comments	Comment Blacklist Updater
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.11★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.5y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	177 ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Form Spammer Trap for Comments Comment Blacklist Updater

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.