Best comment protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular comment protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Uber reCaptcha leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Turnstile Pro (20+) and ProofShield (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “comment protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 comment protection plugins
- 1.
Uber reCaptchaThe most installed comment protection plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Turnstile Pro20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
ProofShieldFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “comment protection”
Uber reCaptcha
Up in the last 7 days:11#5,862by Razvan Aldea1 year ago
This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(9)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Turnstile Pro
Up in the last 7 days:138#26,051by Nurul Islam10 months ago
Lightweight, easy-to-configure Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA protection for WordPress login, registration, comments, and password reset forms.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ProofShield
Down in the last 7 days:7,529#59,785by Softwaregarten4 months ago
Block automated abuse on WordPress login, comments, and forms with privacy-friendly, self-hosted Proof-of-Work protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day