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Akismet Anti-spam
5M+ installs · #8 most popular
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Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk
by CleanTalk Inc
Advanced antispam for comments, registrations & contact forms. No CAPTCHA, plus email validation and honeypot. We catch spam others miss!
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rank
- #239
- Rating
- 4.8(3.2K)
- Updated
- 11 days ago
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Antispam Bee
by pluginkollektiv
Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
- Installs
- 700K+
- Rank
- #84
- Rating
- 4.8(226)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Spam Protection
by yonifre
Blocks spam the moment you activate it. No CAPTCHA, no setup, no API key. Multi-Layer. Just install and forget.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rank
- #989
- Rating
- 4.7(87)
- Updated
- 11 days ago
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ActiveLayer Anti-Spam
by Syed Balkhi
Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,855
- Rating
- 4.9(10)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Gravity Forms Zero Spam
by GravityKit
Block form spam in Gravity Forms with an invisible token check, email rejection rules, and optional AI review. No CAPTCHAs for your visitors.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rank
- #453
- Rating
- 4.3(24)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Zero Spam for WordPress
by Highfivery Studio
Free anti-spam for WordPress comments, logins, registrations and forms. No captchas, no moderation queue. Blocks bots before they post.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rank
- #1,203
- Rating
- 4.1(143)
- Updated
- 5 days ago
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Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
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.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,558
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Updated
- 7 years ago
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Throws SPAM Away
by ウェブ屋のさとーさん
A powerful anti-spam plugin that silently discards spam comments without showing any error page.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,441
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Simply Disable Comments
by handyplugins
A simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rank
- #2,434
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Updated
- 3 months ago
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Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
- Installs
- 10M+
- Rank
- #3
- Rating
- 4.0(2.2K)
- Updated
- 11 days ago
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WPForms
by Syed Balkhi
The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
- Installs
- 5M+
- Rank
- #9
- Rating
- 4.8(14.4K)
- Updated
- 4 days ago
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Disable Comments
by WPDeveloper
Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rank
- #38
- Rating
- 4.7(281)
- Updated
- 15 days ago
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