Best anti-spam bot plugins for WordPress
The most popular anti-spam bot plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NIX Anti-Spam Light leads with 80+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “anti-spam bot” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 anti-spam bot plugins
- 1.NIX Anti-Spam Light
The most installed anti-spam bot plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.