Antispam for all fields
by ramon fincken · Security
Plugin to reject spam. Port from same author from http://www.phpbbantispam.com Actually visits the URL from commenter to spider for spamwords.
44 health vs 64 average across 561 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2871 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
43
now · peak 114
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 90+ → 80+ down after 64 days in band
- 2026-05-08 100+ → 90+ down after 740 days in band
- 2024-04-28 200+ → 100+ down after 352 days in band
- 2023-05-12 300+ → 200+ down after 215 days in band
- 2022-10-09 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
- 2022-10-07 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-06 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 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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