Spam Master
by TechGasp · Security
Also makes 18 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Real-time firewall and anti-spam for WordPress. Block spam bots, comments, logins & registrations. No CAPTCHA, no slowdown.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “antispam”, “firewall” and “protection” for “master”, “spam bots” and “ddos”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam bots” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 149K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 72 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| antibot your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| master | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| master page | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| spam bots | #23 | #21 | down 1 |
| spam firewall | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| stop spam | #24 | #19 | down 1 |
| ddos | #24 | #12 | 0 |
| antispam comment spam | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| spam registrations | #20 | #20 | up 4 |
| anti spam bot | #19 | #17 | 0 |
| stop spam registrations | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| spam ip | #22 | #20 | down 1 |
| antispam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “antispam”, “firewall” and “protection” for “master”, “spam bots” and “ddos”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam bots” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v7.7.9 · 20 Aug 2026
257
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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.
Crossed into this band 2.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Real-time firewall and anti-spam for WordPress. Block spam bots, comments, logins & registrations. No CAPTC..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,272 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "antispam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-02-24 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-02-11 300+ → 200+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 200+ → 300+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2023-10-28 300+ → 200+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2023-10-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-17 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-14 200+ → 300+ up after 15 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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Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Email Address Encoder 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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