Category · recomputed daily
spam plugins
662 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.
662
plugins
7,099,510+
combined reach
155
released in 90 days
61%
quiet 18 months+
11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Privacy CAPTCHA for Cap | 100+ | changed hands |
| 24 Oct 2026 | ShieldCraft – Invisible Spam Protection | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Zero Spam for WordPress | 20,000+ | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Smart Attachment Page Remove | 900+ | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Smart Attachment Page Remove | 900+ | released after a long silence |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Mailster Cool Captcha | 400+ | released after a long silence |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Mailster reCaptcha | 1,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Automatic SPAM Eraser | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 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★ | 3 months 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★ | 23 days 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★ | 23 days ago |
| Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk Advanced antispam for comments, registrations & contact forms. No CAPTCHA, plus email validation and honeypot. We catch spam others miss! | 200,000+ | 4.8★ | 8 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★ | 6 days 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★ | 5 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★ | 7 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★ | 2 months 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 | 70,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months 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★ | 7 days ago |
| reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce Add Google reCAPTCHA to your WooCommerce Checkout, Login, and Registration Forms. 100% free! | 40,000+ | 4.6★ | 3 months ago |
| Spam Protection | Maspik Blocks spam the moment you activate it. No CAPTCHA, no setup, no API key. Multi-Layer. Just install and forget. | 30,000+ | 4.7★ | 8 days ago |
| Stop Spammers Classic A simplified, restored, and preserved version of the original Stop Spammers plugin. | 20,000+ | 4.4★ | 4 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★ | 14 days 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 |
| 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★ | 17 days ago |
| Simple Login Captcha Adds a simple 3-digit number captcha on the login form. | 10,000+ | 3.9★ | 2 months 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★ | 2 months ago |
| Throws SPAM Away A powerful anti-spam plugin that silently discards spam comments without showing any error page. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Delete Pending Comments A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks. | 8,000+ | 4.7★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| 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. | 8,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) Protect your forms from spam with 99.9% accuracy - no CAPTCHA, no JavaScript, no tracking. Trusted by 3.5M+ websites. | 6,000+ | 4.9★ | 14 days ago |
| Spam Destroyer Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam! | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 6 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★ | 8 days ago |
| Kama SpamBlock Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Dam Spam Spam protection for WordPress registration, login, comments, and contact forms. | 3,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 months ago |
| Block List Updater Automatic updating of the comment block list in WordPress with antispam keys from GitHub. | 2,000+ | 4.3★ | 4 months ago |
| Disable WP Registration Page Disable default WP registration page. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 6 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★ | 3 months 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★ | 9 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★ | 5 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 |
| Hide WP Hide WP | 1,000+ | 2.9★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| 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★ | 1.5 years ago · quiet |
| Mailster reCaptcha Protect Mailster newsletter signup forms from spam with Google reCAPTCHA v3. | 1,000+ | 2.0★ | 23 days ago |
| 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★ | 16 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 |
| Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 - Adds honeypot plus anti-spam functionality to Contact Form 7 forms. | 900+ | 3.0★ | 9 months ago |
| Pixeline’s Email Protector Write email addresses without worrying about spambots and email harvesters. | 900+ | 4.3★ | 8 days ago |
| Rut Chileno con Validación para WooCommerce Agrega el campo Rut en Finalizar Compra de WooCommerce | 900+ | 4.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Smart Attachment Page Remove Completely remove Attachment Pages from your Blog | 900+ | 4.7★ | 14 days ago |
| 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★ | 10 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★ | 2.5 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. | 800+ | 4.5★ | 24 days ago |
| Comment Blacklist Updater Update "Comment Blacklist" spam terms to manage spam in forms and comments | 800+ | 4.8★ | 6 months ago |
| 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. | 800+ | 3.7★ | 12 months ago |
| Give – Cloudflare Turnstile Reduce donation spam with Cloudflare turnstile, a user-friendly, privacy-preserving alternative to CAPTCHA | 800+ | — | 19 months ago · quiet |
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