WPS HTML Blocks vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Health D46

Health A90

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	WPS HTML Blocks	Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 46	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,187 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.1y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	215	1.3M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	12% ✓	1.2%
Category	Blocks	Security

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

Release activity

WPS HTML BlocksAkismet 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.