DigitaleZen AntiSpam Shield for CF7
by Riccardo Rosignoli · Security
Privacy-conscious spam protection for Contact Form 7 using a honeypot, signed timing token, rate limiting, and a local adaptive blacklist.
80 health vs 63 average across 997 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 2025-09-17 · 349 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
67
now · peak 67
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
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2025-12-08 · 220 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
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Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Block List Updater 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Comment Blacklist Updater 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B
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