oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress F vs Astounding Spam Prevention
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress F is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 54 for Astounding Spam Prevention, led by lower removal risk.
Astounding Spam Prevention moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
Metric
oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress F
Astounding Spam Prevention
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
6K–7K ✓
100–200
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable ✓
200+ → 100+
Overall health
A · 90 ✓
D · 54
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100 ✓
20/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
94/100 ✓
80/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.7★ ✓
4.2★
Reviews
51 ✓
9
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
98/100 ✓
59/100
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low ✓
Elevated
Last updated
yesterday ✓
2.3y ago
Downloads, last 30d
16.5K ✓
110
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
-47%
+5%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.8% ✓
1.2%
Category
Security
Security
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress FAstounding Spam Prevention
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.