Stop Comment Spam vs En Spam

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

Health C57

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Stop Comment Spam moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; En Spam moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Stop Comment Spam	En Spam
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-17% ✓
Overall health	C · 57	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	29/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	75/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	4	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	174	204 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.8% ✓	2.8%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Stop Comment SpamEn Spam

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.