Best contact form spam plugins for WordPress
The most popular contact form spam plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Armour leads with 400K+ active installs, ahead of Email Validation Filter for Contact Form 7 (200+) and MUTE (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “contact form spam” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 contact form spam plugins
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WP ArmourThe most installed contact form spam plugin, with 400K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 1,477 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Email Validation Filter for Contact Form 7200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
MUTE20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 4.
Customers TodayFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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LeadShieldFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “contact form spam”
WP Armour
Up in the last 7 days:1#141by Dinesh Karki2 months ago
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1.5K)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day
Email Validation Filter for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:52#11,779by asamaruk1 year ago
Added mail validation function to Contact Form 7. Protected by rejection filter, RFC filter, and DNS filter.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
MUTE
Up in the last 7 days:3,944#26,608by Masahiro Matsuzaki1 day ago
Stop spam and AI bot attacks from your contact forms. No CAPTCHA, no friction. Bots are blocked silently while real inquiries get through.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Customers Today
Up in the last 7 days:10,205#57,296by momasoudi3 months ago
Stop losing customers to noisy and spammy contact forms. Get a clear list of your real customers who are ready to buy today and respond from anywhere.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LeadShield
#67,145by leadshieldai2 days ago
Blocks fake, bot and AI-generated form submissions in real time — before they reach your inbox or CRM. No CAPTCHA. Free plan available.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 55/day