Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7
by andreyberestov · Security
Protect Contact Form 7 and optionally WordPress comments with privacy-friendly anti-spam protection.
80 health vs 65 average across 525 Security plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-05-18 · 60 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
30
now · peak 75
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-05-19 · 57 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Anti-spam, Spam protection, ReCaptcha for all forms and GDPR-compliant 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/berestov-anti-spam-for-contact-form-7" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7 — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/berestov-anti-spam-for-contact-form-7