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: 55609
Limit reached: 20 at 4410
| Position | Plugin | Total downloads | Active | Star Rating | Tested up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Akismet Anti-Spam | 151385207 | 5000000 | 4.7 | 5.3.2 |
| 125 | Anti-Spam by CleanTalk | 3669438 | 100000 | 4.8 | 5.3.2 |
| 161 | Antispam Bee | 3095122 | 500000 | 4.8 | 5.2.5 |
| 254 | Anti-Spam | 1783391 | 200000 | 4.7 | 5.3.2 |
| 257 | WP Cerber Security Antispam & Malware Scan | 1759744 | 100000 | 4.9 | 5.3.2 |
| 503 | Stop Spammers | 843274 | 50000 | 4.6 | 5.3.2 |
| 562 | Spam Free Wordpress | 744517 | 10000 | 2.4 | 4.4.21 |
| 1209 | NoSpamNX | 274834 | 10000 | 4.3 | 5.3.2 |
| 1807 | AVH First Defense Against Spam Plugin | 164883 | 5000 | 2.4 | 4.5.13 |
| 1865 | WordPress Zero Spam | 156672 | 30000 | 4.7 | 5.2.5 |
| 1932 | bbPress Notify (No-Spam) | 149407 | 5000 | 4.8 | 5.3.2 |
| 2325 | Throws SPAM Away | 111269 | 20000 | 5 | 5.3.2 |
| 2662 | Math Comment Spam Protection | 91307 | 3000 | 5 | 3.0.5 |
| 3376 | Spam Destroyer | 64740 | 8000 | 4.6 | 5.2.5 |
| 3427 | Spam Master | 63119 | 700 | 4.2 | 5.3.2 |
| 3487 | Stop Spam Comments | 61271 | 10000 | 4.6 | 4.4.21 |
| 3536 | Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam | 60109 | 900 | 4 | 4.8.12 |
| 3624 | Captcha Anti Spam Security Spam Protection – Captcha Booster | 57927 | 6000 | 4.7 | 5.3.2 |
| 4360 | Spam Comments Cleaner | 43800 | 5000 | 4.1 | 4.9.13 |
| 4410 | SpamTrap | 43035 | 100 | 0 | 3.9.30 |
| 20 | TOTALS | 164623066 |