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Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation vs Kama SpamBlock

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

Kama SpamBlock and Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation are close on health (A · 88 vs A · 86). Kama SpamBlock has the stronger rating quality.

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	Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation	Kama SpamBlock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	5K+ → 4K+
Overall health	A · 86	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	4	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	255	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.	-35%	+9%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	5.8% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Moderation API: Automated Content ModerationKama 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.