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I don't like Spam! vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 75 for I don't like Spam!, led by stronger maintenance.

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	I don't like Spam!	Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	5M–6M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	6M+ → 5M+
Overall health	B · 75	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	76/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,187 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	171	1.3M ✓
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.	+49%	-5%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

I don't like Spam!Akismet 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.