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ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments vs Essential Form – The lightest plugin for contact forms, ultra lightweight and no spam
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments | Essential Form – The lightest plugin for contact forms, ultra lightweight and no spam | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more. | The lightest contact form for WordPress. It's so essential you'll either love it or hate it. Ultra lightweight and no spam. |
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 500+ |
| Rating | 4.8★ (6) | 4.9★ (19) |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 months ago |
| Current owner | Syed Balkhi | Jose Mortellaro |
| Added to directory | 17 Apr 2026 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.0.4 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
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Records: ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments · Essential Form – The lightest plugin for contact forms, ultra lightweight and no spam