WordPress plugin comparison

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam vs Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam

by Syed Balkhi

10K+ installs4.9

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

by Ajay

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks.
On a typical day, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam is downloaded about 239 times, Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks about 17.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 10 reviews.
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for ActiveLayer Anti-Spam.

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ActiveLayer Anti-Spam	Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Popular rank	#1,840	#11,570
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	14.1K	536
Rating	4.9(10)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.02	×0.46
Last release	2 days ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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