In response to a question at the WordPress Portsmouth Meetup – Hands on Problem Solving clinic, here’s the top 20 plugins which include spam in their plugin name or short description.
Total plugins: 56743
Limit reached: 20 at 4524
| Position | Plugin | Total downloads | Active | Star Rating | Tested up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Akismet Anti-Spam | 168102500 | 5000000 | 4.7 | 5.4.2 |
| 125 | Anti-Spam by CleanTalk | 4216063 | 100000 | 4.8 | 5.4.2 |
| 156 | Antispam Bee | 3453776 | 500000 | 4.8 | 5.4.2 |
| 232 | WP Cerber Security Antispam & Malware Scan | 2093294 | 100000 | 4.9 | 5.4.2 |
| 242 | Titan Anti-spam & Security | 2042502 | 200000 | 4.5 | 5.4.2 |
| 468 | Stop Spammers | 1005986 | 60000 | 4.6 | 5.4.2 |
| 610 | Spam Free Wordpress | 746869 | 10000 | 2.4 | 4.4.23 |
| 1228 | NoSpamNX | 290921 | 10000 | 4.3 | 5.4.2 |
| 1857 | WordPress Zero Spam | 169576 | 30000 | 4.7 | 5.2.7 |
| 1881 | bbPress Notify (No-Spam) | 166067 | 5000 | 4.8 | 5.4.2 |
| 1887 | AVH First Defense Against Spam Plugin | 165318 | 4000 | 2.4 | 4.5.13 |
| 2272 | Throws SPAM Away | 123929 | 20000 | 5 | 5.4.2 |
| 2772 | Math Comment Spam Protection | 91441 | 3000 | 5 | 3.0.5 |
| 3395 | Spam Destroyer | 67500 | 9000 | 4.6 | 5.4.2 |
| 3471 | Spam Master | 65103 | 600 | 4.1 | 5.4.2 |
| 3618 | Captcha Anti Spam Security Spam Protection – Captcha Booster | 61672 | 6000 | 4.7 | 5.3.4 |
| 3622 | Stop Spam Comments | 61591 | 9000 | 4.6 | 4.4.23 |
| 3683 | Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam | 60260 | 800 | 4 | 4.8.14 |
| 4016 | Caldera Forms Anti Spam | 52620 | 20000 | 4.7 | 5.4.2 |
| 4524 | Spam Comments Cleaner | 44084 | 4000 | 4.1 | 4.9.15 |
| 20 | TOTALS | 183081072 |