WordPress plugin comparison
Bad Comments vs Spam Protection
At a glance
- Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Bad Comments.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 519 times, Bad Comments about 1.
- Spam Protection is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Sep 7, 2010 for Bad Comments.
- Spam Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Bad Comments.
- Bad Comments has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Spam Protection.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Bad Comments |  Spam Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,488 | #990 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20 | 21.4K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.7(87) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 80% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.54 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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