Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam
by Peter · Security
Also makes 4 other plugins · 3.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Stop a lot of spambots from polluting your site by making visitors identify a custom word displayed as an image before commenting.
56 health vs 64 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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 622 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
128
now · peak 231
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 · 78% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-06 · 1,389 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Bruno Tritsch11.3y ago
Bonjour, J’ai testé avec succès cette extension que j’ai traduite en français. Vous pouvez obtenir cette traduction française gratuitement ici 😉 Il y a juste deux expressions visibles des internautes qui ne sont pas prises en compte, mais j’en avertis le créateur.
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2023-10-12 CVE-2023-45759 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.2 Patched in 3.2.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 300+ → 200+ down after 82 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 200+ → 300+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 300+ → 200+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-05-24 300+ → 200+ down after 494 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 400+ → 300+ down after 24 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Kama SpamBlock 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Antispam 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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