LH Zero Spam
by shawfactor · Security
Also makes 64 other plugins · 12.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Zero Spam makes blocking spam comments and registrations easy.
46 health vs 63 average across 997 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
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 1418 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
103
now · peak 287
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,394 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 6522815.2y ago
Thanks Peter for making and maintaining this. Another plugin removed the David Walsh approach and I got client complaints so I’m really pleased to see this. This works on the default contact form for Beaver Builder too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tahir Taous10.0y ago
I was using Akismet but Akismet failed to stop spam, I was getting a lot of spam comments on daily basis. Few month ago, I installed this free plugin and there isn’t any spam comment since then. This one is a must have plugin for bloggers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor11.0y ago
The plugin itself works perfectly and if you like lightweight unobtrusive solutions it is the way to go
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 200+ → 100+ down after 410 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 300+ → 200+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 400+ → 300+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2023-12-09 500+ → 400+ down after 2 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).
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Antispam 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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