Category · recomputed daily
spam plugins
626 plugins in the directory carry the spam tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
626
plugins
7,113,660+
combined reach
129
released in 90 days
65%
quiet 18 months+
3
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Safe Report Comments | 100+ | released after a long silence |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Block Referer Spam | 500+ | released after a long silence |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Anti-spam Reloaded | 1,000+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce. | 5,000,000+ | 4.7★ | 19 days ago |
| Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening The Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening. | 600,000+ | 4.2★ | 2 months ago |
| WP Mail Logging Log, view, and resend all emails sent from your WordPress site. Great for resolving email sending issues or keeping a copy for auditing. | 300,000+ | 4.7★ | 7 months ago |
| Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk Top-rated antispam for contact forms, comments, WooCommerce, eCommerce, and login. No CAPTCHAs, no friction, just background anti spam protection. | 200,000+ | 4.8★ | 5 days ago |
| Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, WooCommerce, Contact Forms & more. The user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free! | 200,000+ | 4.7★ | 1 month ago |
| ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 Adds reCaptcha v2 from Contact Form 7 5.0.5 that was dropped on Contact Form 7 5.1 | 200,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Email Address Encoder A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities. | 100,000+ | 4.2★ | 5 months ago |
| Gravity Forms Zero Spam Block form spam in Gravity Forms with an invisible token check, email rejection rules, and optional AI review. No CAPTCHAs for your visitors. | 100,000+ | 4.3★ | 6 days ago |
| Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) Adds an Image CAPTCHA to Contact Form 7 and WPForms, GDPR ready, perfect WPForms or Contact Form 7 Spam Protection Image CAPTCHA, adds a honeypot | 80,000+ | 4.7★ | 14 days ago |
| hCaptcha for WP The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc. | 70,000+ | 4.6★ | 1 month ago |
| reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce Add Google reCAPTCHA to your WooCommerce Checkout, Login, and Registration Forms. 100% free! | 40,000+ | 4.6★ | 1 month ago |
| Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection Multi-layer spam protection for forms, comments and WooCommerce. No CAPTCHA, no puzzles — accurate blocking that works out of the box. | 30,000+ | 4.7★ | 12 days ago |
| Stop Spammers Classic A simplified, restored, and preserved version of the original Stop Spammers plugin. | 30,000+ | 4.4★ | 2 months ago |
| Zero Spam for WordPress No spam, no scams, just seamless experiences with Zero Spam for WordPress - the shield your site deserves. | 20,000+ | 4.1★ | 6 months ago |
| Cookies for Comments Sets a cookie on a random URL that is then checked when a comment is posted. If the cookie is missing the comment is marked as spam. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Delete Pending Comments A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks. | 10,000+ | 4.7★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Friendly Captcha for WordPress Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse. | 10,000+ | 3.9★ | 25 days ago |
| Simple Login Captcha Adds a simple 3-digit number captcha on the login form. | 10,000+ | 3.9★ | 3 days ago |
| Stop WP Emails Going to Spam Fixes WordPress emails going to spam/junk folders. The default settings often resolve the issue. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 4 days ago |
| Throws SPAM Away A powerful anti-spam plugin that silently discards spam comments without showing any error page. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 12 days ago |
| Exploit Scanner Search the files and database of your WordPress install for signs that may indicate that it has fallen victim to malicious hackers. | 8,000+ | 3.2★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Simply Disable Comments A simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 27 days ago |
| Spam Destroyer Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam! | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 4 months ago |
| Block List Updater Automatic updating of the comment block list in WordPress with antispam keys from GitHub. | 4,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 months ago |
| Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms Invisible spam protection for every form, login and checkout. No puzzles, no checkboxes, no lost visitors — a CAPTCHA your users never see. | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 14 days ago |
| Kama SpamBlock Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Dam Spam Spam protection for WordPress registration, login, comments, and contact forms. | 3,000+ | 4.3★ | 3 days ago |
| Disable WP Registration Page Disable default WP registration page. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| WP Spam Question Filter This plugin fights comment and registration spam on your website. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Anti-Captcha (anti-spam botblocker) Anti-Captcha is a transparent spam solution that does not require any end-user interaction. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Anti-spam Reloaded No spam in comments. No captcha. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 22 days ago |
| Batch Comment Spam Deletion Modifies the Empty Spam action in WordPress to process the spam deletion in batches instead of all at once. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Block Specific Spam Woo Orders A simple plugin to automatically block spam Woo orders that began in October 2020. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Message Filter for Contact Form 7 Filter messages submitted through contact form 7 based on words and/or emails listed as restricted. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Comment Blacklist Updater Update "Comment Blacklist" spam terms to manage spam in forms and comments | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 4 months ago |
| Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms I'm try a new solution for a better honeypot for Forminator Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder. Spam protection for Forminator … | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 22 months ago · quiet |
| Rut Chileno con Validación para WooCommerce Agrega el campo Rut en Finalizar Compra de WooCommerce | 1,000+ | 4.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Uber reCaptcha This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form. | 1,000+ | 3.7★ | 14 months ago |
| User Spam Remover Automatically removes spam user registrations and other old, unused user accounts. Blocks annoying e-mail to administrator after new registrations. | 1,000+ | 4.1★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| FV Antispam FV Antispam is a powerful and simple antispam plugin. It moves any spambot comments directly to trash and allows Akismet to just deal with human spam. | 900+ | 3.7★ | 10 months ago |
| Smart Attachment Page Remove Completely remove Attachment Pages from your Blog | 900+ | 4.7★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Analytics Spam Blocker Prevent referrer spam from affecting your website analytics. Easily create a blocklist and receive new domains weekly to stay on top of the issue. | 800+ | 3.9★ | 8 months ago |
| Block Comment Spam Bots A simple to use plugin that stops automated spam. Install and forget, and any automated spam targeting your native WordPress comments is immediately t … | 800+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 - Adds honeypot plus anti-spam functionality to Contact Form 7 forms. | 800+ | 3.0★ | 7 months ago |
| Pixeline's Email Protector Write email addresses without worrying about spambots and email harvesters. | 800+ | 4.3★ | 1 month ago |
| WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 WP fail2ban Integration with Contact Form 7 to log spam form submissions. | 800+ | — | 1.5 years ago · quiet |
| CM E-Mail Blacklist – Simple email filtering for safer registration Block unwanted email registrations on your site with this email blacklist plugin. Protect your site by preventing spam sign-ups. | 700+ | 4.5★ | 4 months ago |
| Give – Cloudflare Turnstile Reduce donation spam with Cloudflare turnstile, a user-friendly, privacy-preserving alternative to CAPTCHA | 700+ | — | 17 months ago |
| Block Emails & Addresses for WooCommerce Checkout Block emails, shipping addresses, phones, names and IPs during WooCommerce checkout — including block checkout and express payment buttons. | 700+ | 5.0★ | 19 days ago |
| Bulk Comments Management This plugin allows administrators to globally delete comments (spam, trash, unapproved comments), enable/disable comments on all posts. | 600+ | 4.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
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