WordPress plugin comparison
Spam Protection vs Disable Trackbacks
At a glance
- Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against 200+ for Disable Trackbacks.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 610 times, Disable Trackbacks about 3.
- Disable Trackbacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 87 reviews.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 29, 2008 for Disable Trackbacks.
- Disable Trackbacks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2021 for Spam Protection.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Spam Protection |  Disable Trackbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #986 | #11,828 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.7K | 82 |
| Rating | 4.7(87) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 80% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×1.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 18 years 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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