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Ghost Comment Manager vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Ghost Comment ManagerAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
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 | Ghost Comment Manager | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 30–40 | 5M–6M ✓ |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | +200% ✓ | -17% |
| Overall health | — | A · 90 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 60/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | — | 93/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | — | 70/100 ✓ |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | — | 4.7★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 0 | 1,187 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 73/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | 1.1y ago | 3mo ago ✓ |
| Downloads · 30d | 79 | 1.3M ✓ |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 5.1% ✓ | 1.2% |
| Category | Security | Security |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Ghost Comment ManagerAkismet 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.