VMS Elements Form Guard
by VMS Elements · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · — installs across the portfolio →
Spam protection for WordPress forms: block spam, disposable & fake emails, and bots with reCAPTCHA, domain validation, and AI detection.
80 health vs 64 average across 1,371 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 2026-06-18 · 90 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 51
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
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Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Stop Spammers Classic 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Dam Spam 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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