Antispam Bee

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Reviewers keep calling it simple to set up and effective at killing spam, with several saying it beats Jetpack's filter and skips calling home for user data.

1. ★★★★★ holgerhubbs

   3mo ago

   This is an amazing free plugin!What a mental dysfunction to generate spam, what a waste of resources, time, attention.Antispam Bee does a great job, for free.Thank you!

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2. ★★★★★ Terence Eden

   5mo ago

   Simple to set up and use. Catches all the spam and deletes it before I get a chance to see it. Might miss one or two pieces a week, but that’s still better than JetPack and it preserves my users’ privacy.

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3. ★★★★★ mark ball

   10mo ago

   Very Well Done, easy to get started, clear nav, easy easy easy, thank you.

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4. ★★★★★ xpil

   1.1y ago

   The plugin does exactly what you are expecting it to do: it stops comment spam. It is non-intrusive and extremely efficient. I haven’t seen a single spam comment on my blog for many years now. Kudos.

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5. ★★★★★ justinw1970

   1.3y ago

   Have used this for years. Should have left a review before now. This is a real gem of a plugin. Have it on all my sites. Long may it continue!

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6. ★★★★★ Jason Ball

   1.3y ago

   Easy and clean to use.

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7. ★★★★★ hmibarrylsalter

   1.5y ago

   On one of my sites, I was having a real tough time with crap like, slot machines and by bitcoin and just all this junk I had to go and delete. Today I found “1” after months of not going into the back end of this site, ONE spam and I hit spam and it went away… Later today, I’m going to go load antispam bee on all my clients sites…. I’ve had clients with thousands of spams and I don’t have time for this… Oh and I tried jetpack, it caused issues and I deleted it won’t bother with it again.

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8. ★★★★★ dolceremy

   1.5y ago

   I tried so many, even the most famous ones, but they all still passed spam, and I was forced to delete them at least every 3 days. With this plugin spam zero, you read it right zero!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.11.12 Fix: Fatal error in the dashboard spam counter (Thanks @robertstaddon!) 2.11.12
2. — Version 2.11.11 Enhancement: Add shorturl.fm spam pattern 2.11.11
3. — Version 2.11.10 Fix: remove build-tool warnings from minified Javascript and CSS resources 2.11.10
4. — Version 2.11.9 Tweak: Improved compatibility with unquoted HTML attributes in comment forms Maintenance: Tested up to WordPress 7.0 2.11.9
5. — Version 2.11.8 Tweak: Minor code changes and housekeeping Tweak: Add link to Patchstack in readme Maintenance: Tested up to WordPress 6.8 2.11.8
6. — Version 2.11.7 Tweak: Use SCRIPT_NAME instead of REQUEST_URI to check path Fix: Remove add_reasons_to_defaults() from general initialization for better WordPress 6.7 compatibility Maintenance: Tested up to WordPress 6.7 2.11.7

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Antispam Bee <= 2.11.3 - IP Address Spoofing via get_client_ip ↗
   2023-11-27 CVE-2023-41134 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Affects <= 2.11.3 Patched in 2.11.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 75 languages, 29 at 90% or more

Plus 51 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-07-13 800K+ → 700K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-07-12 700K+ → 800K+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2023-07-07 800K+ → 700K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-07-06 700K+ → 800K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-07-05 800K+ → 700K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-07-04 700K+ → 800K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2023-07-01 800K+ → 700K+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2023-06-26 700K+ → 800K+ up after 1 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
• ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• La Sentinelle antispam 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Antispam 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
• M MP Spam Be Gone 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D

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Antispam Bee: 700K+ active installs, 4.8★ (226 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/antispam-bee