ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 8K+ in roughly 16 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Reviewers say the spam stopped within days of installing it, and they like how simple the setup and the accepted/blocked email summary are.

1. ★★★★★ beatty67

   2mo ago

   This plugin works great for a client’s website that was getting hammered with j0nk and now is not. A perfect solution since I have no control over the web hosting settings. But I think I’m going to start using ActiveLayer on my other websites where I do have access to the server. Nice job.

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2. ★★★★★ marcbeziat

   2mo ago

   It does the work, and you can have a summary of the emails that were accepted, and those that were considered as spam. Very nice, simple and clean. I used to receive spam sometimes, now I am free of it! Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ Rinni

   2mo ago

   great plugin I recommend it

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4. ★★★★★ scrubzbody

   2mo ago

   Thanks for working. The spam was very annoying and it’s now been 3 days since I installed Active Layer and now there is none. Yay!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.0 Added: WordPress Abilities support (WordPress 6.9+) — registers read-only abilities (list, search, and view submissions; get statistics; get settings) so compatible tools and AI assistants can query your anti-spam data w 1.6.0
2. — Version 1.5.0 Added: Easy Digital Downloads integration — spam protection for product reviews and the standalone customer registration form. The EDD checkout is never gated, so spam protection can’t interrupt a purchase. Added: Funnel 1.5.0
3. — Version 1.4.1 Improved: WooCommerce — account registration during checkout now completes smoothly without an inline spam check, keeping the purchase flow uninterrupted. The standalone My Account registration form stays protected. Impr 1.4.1
4. — Version 1.4.0 Added: AffiliateWP integration — synchronous protection for affiliate registration before the affiliate and WordPress user are created. Added: MemberPress integration — synchronous protection for membership registration 1.4.0
5. — Version 1.3.1 Fixed: Internal plugin version constant was left at 1.2.0 in the 1.3.0 release, so browsers and page caches kept serving outdated CSS/JS assets after the update. Asset cache-busting now works correctly again. 1.3.1
6. — Version 1.3.0 Changed: Form protection now enabled by default for all supported providers after API key connection. Existing forms with explicit disable setting remain disabled until re-saved. Added: BuddyPress and BuddyBoss integrati 1.3.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-26 6K+ → 7K+ up after 13 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 10 days in tier
3. 2026-08-03 4K+ → 5K+ up after 11 days in tier
4. 2026-07-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 28 days in tier
5. 2026-06-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 18 days in tier
6. 2026-06-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2026-06-04 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-06-02 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ installs · 5.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Honeypot Anti-Spam 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics) 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D

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ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments: 7K+ active installs, 4.8★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/activelayer-anti-spam-spam-protection-for-forms-comments