WordPress plugin comparison
Spam Protection vs Email Encoder
At a glance
- Email Encoder has more active installs: 90K+, against 30K+ for Spam Protection.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 519 times, Email Encoder about 408.
- Email Encoder is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 94 reviews, against 4.7 from 87 reviews.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Email Encoder.
- Spam Protection resolves more of its support threads: 80% in the last two months, against 50% for Email Encoder.
- Spam Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Encoder.
- Email Encoder has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Spam Protection.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Spam Protection |  Email Encoder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #990 | #463 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20.9K | 13.7K |
| Rating | 4.7(87) | 4.9(94) |
| Support threads resolved | 80% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.54 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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