WP-AntiSpambot vs Pixeline's Email Protector

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

WP-AntiSpambot

by Dustin Filippini

Health D46

Pixeline's Email Protector

by pixeline

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

WP-AntiSpambot Pixeline's Email Protector

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	WP-AntiSpambot	Pixeline's Email Protector
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.11★ ✓	4.04★
Reviews	4	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.5y ago	26d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	71	731 ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

WP-AntiSpambot Pixeline's Email Protector

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.