WordPress plugin comparison
Add authors not users vs Akismet Anti-spam
Add authors not users
by heyyonatan
Fewer than 10 installs
Akismet Anti-spam
by Automattic
5M+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against fewer than 10 for Add authors not users.
- On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Add authors not users about 1.
- Add authors not users has no reviews yet.
- Akismet Anti-spam was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Dec 15, 2017 for Add authors not users.
- Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Add authors not users.
- Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2017 for Add authors not users.
Line by line
Akismet Anti-spam leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Add authors not users | Akismet Anti-spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #51,863 | #8 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 5M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 1.2M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(1.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.05 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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