SpamScrubber
by Richard Phillips · Security
A simple and robust anti-spam plugin that adds a submission delay, JavaScript token, and a honeypot field to your site's forms.
67 health vs 70 average across 298 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.
Well optimized
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 2025-08-24 · 327 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
18
now · peak 44
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 2025-08-25 · 323 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-23 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Antispam for Elementor Forms 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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