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Best spam protection plugins for WordPress

The most popular spam protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Antispam Bee leads with 700K+ active installs, ahead of WP Armour (400K+) and CF7 Apps (300K+). All 136 plugins tagged “spam protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 spam protection plugins

  1. 1.
    Antispam Bee

    The most installed spam protection plugin, with 700K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 226 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    WP Armour

    400K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 1,477 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    CF7 Apps

    300K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 135 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  4. 4.
    Titan Anti-spam & Security

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 370 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  5. 5.
    Stop Spammers Classic

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 243 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Honeypot Anti-Spam

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  7. 7.
    SilentShield

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    ActiveLayer Anti-Spam

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    Captcha by BestWebSoft

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 21 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  10. 10.
    CryptX

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

All 136 plugins tagged “spam protection”