SolverGuard Spam Shield — Anti-Spam, Bot & Login Protection
by solverwp · Security
The most complete free WordPress anti-spam plugin. Protects Contact Form 7, comments, login, registration, REST API, and XML-RPC — all in one shield.
80 health vs 67 average across 417 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.
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Since 2026-05-29 · 49 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
110
now · peak 115
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2026-06-01 · 45 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-23 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Blackhole for Bad Bots 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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