MP Spam Be Gone
by MikesPickz · Security
MP Spam Be Gone is the simplest, most effective Spam blocker.
45 health vs 69 average across 327 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.17.
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 2021 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
76
now · peak 116
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
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
- 2025-11-09 300+ → 200+ down after 462 days in band
- 2024-08-04 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in band
- 2024-07-28 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-27 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-26 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-07-23 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-22 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-21 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
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★ · 4 shared tags A -
Spam Destroyer 6K+ 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 – Ultimate Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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