Best spam protection plugins for WordPress
136 plugins tagged “spam protection” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.

Berestov Anti-spam for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:96#23,869by andreyberestov2 months ago
Protect Contact Form 7 and optionally WordPress comments with privacy-friendly anti-spam protection.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

blanc Honeypot for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:831#24,002by blancto1 month ago
A lightweight, invisible honeypot field for Contact Form 7 that helps reduce automated spam submissions without CAPTCHAs.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SpamAnvil
Up in the last 7 days:949#24,623by Alexandre Amato18 days ago
Free AI anti-spam & Akismet alternative. Uses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & other LLMs to block comment spam that traditional filters miss.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 21/day

NoCaptcha Spam Filter for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:483#24,665by pontocinza6 months ago
Honeypot, signed security tokens, and anti-replay protection for Contact Form 7. Built for performance and full-page cache compatibility.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SpamOff
Up in the last 7 days:323#26,179by Pluginos1 month ago
Protect WooCommerce and WordPress login, registration, checkout, password reset, comments, and custom forms with Google reCAPTCHA v2 & v3.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Math Captcha for Gravity Forms
#26,207by codedbyabir4 months ago
A lightweight, server-side math CAPTCHA for Gravity Forms. No JavaScript, no external services, no tracking.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Sparrow Email OTP Verification for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:742#26,391by Asif Rahaman5 months ago
Verify user emails with a secure OTP code to block bots and fake leads. Uses your own SMTP—no API fees, no subscriptions.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MUTE
Up in the last 7 days:2,519#26,602by Masahiro Matsuzaki2 days 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

RFS Email Verification for Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:663#27,813by Rafal Puczel of RFS WP8 months ago
OTP (One Time Password) Email Verification for Gravity Forms. Verify or authenticate your users. It’s also great way to avoid spam.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Booker Privacy Spam Guard
Up in the last 7 days:887#28,130by booker GmbH3 months ago
Lightweight, privacy-friendly spam protection built for Elementor forms – no Google, no US captcha services, no cookies.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CaptchaFlow
Up in the last 7 days:320#28,192by Template Sell2 months ago
Protect Contact Form 7, WPForms, WooCommerce, login, comments and more with Cloudflare Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, or no-signup challenges.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GB Anti-Spam for Contact Form 7
#30,115by gregbialowas4 months ago
Lightweight anti-spam protection for Contact Form 7 without CAPTCHA. More details: https://gregbialowas.com/anti-spam-cf7
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Text Captcha For Contact Form 7 [GWE]
Up in the last 7 days:23#30,641by Mukul Hossain2 years ago
Adds a text captcha to Contact Form 7
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

MioGuard for Contact Form 7
#30,815by seconet9 months ago
Spam and bot protection for Contact Form 7 forms with honeypot and rate limiting.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VerifyPro Email OTP for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:95#31,229by haroondev1 day ago
Protect your WooCommerce store against fake accounts, spambots, and fraudulent orders with email OTP verification for checkout and registration.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

BotFend Anti-Bot Firewall
Up in the last 7 days:219#31,585by Omajemite Don1 month ago
Professional security plugin protecting WordPress from malicious bots, spam, and server attacks using an advanced Web Application Firewall.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

OTP Verification for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:389#31,796by Nouman Ijaz4 days ago
Add secure OTP email verification to WooCommerce registration with popup verification, email validation, spam protection, and SMTP support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Authyo OTP for Forminator Form
Up in the last 7 days:2,653#32,035by Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt Ltd29 days ago
Stop spam and verify real users — add Email, SMS, WhatsApp, or Voice OTP verification to any Forminator form in minutes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SecureGate Captcha Lite
Down in the last 7 days:261#34,248by R.Sabbir2 months ago
Complete site security with Cloudflare Turnstile, Math & Character CAPTCHA. High-performance protection for Login, Registration, and Comment forms.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SpamBanana
#34,388by famaserver11 months ago
AI-powered spam detection for WordPress. Accuracy improves over time, reaching up to 99% with feedback. No CAPTCHA required!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EmailToAscii
#36,373by Bensventures16 years ago
EmailToAscii replaces email addresses in the content (post or page) by their ascii translation in order to avoid spam bots.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

Tiny Comment Spam Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:439#40,686by Kasuga2 months ago
A simple and lightweight yet rock-solid plugin that blocks comment spam using multiple automatic detection methods.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Make Safe
Down in the last 7 days:6,796#41,409by mattdeclaire14 years ago
Obfuscates email addresses.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SpamShieldX
Down in the last 7 days:1,744#41,569by Alireza Nejati1 year ago
SpamShieldX is the ultimate solution for protecting your WordPress website from spam and iframe abuse. Our plugin blocks malicious iframes and prevent …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Natural Contact Form
Down in the last 7 days:5,379#42,312by Kirk Bowers9 years ago
Natural Contact Form provides contact forms that are easy to create and use. The email messages you receive from your site's visitors are format …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Form Guardian for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:633#42,711by sandeepkamp4 months ago
Stop Contact Form 7 spam with honeypot protection, automatic IP blocking, duplicate submission prevention, disposable email filtering, rate limiting, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Securimage-WP-REG
#43,539by Jehy11 years ago
Securimage-WP-REG adds captcha ptotection from Securimage-WP plugin on register pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pro-Link Login Protection with Turnstile
#47,862by Pro-Link.pl5 months ago
Protect your WordPress login and admin area using Cloudflare Turnstile, a modern CAPTCHA alternative.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AI Captcha
#48,373by DVHOST_CLOUD1 year ago
AI-powered, invisible CAPTCHA for WordPress forms – login, registration, WooCommerce, and more. Block bots without annoying your users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Authyo OTP for Easy Form Builder
Up in the last 7 days:5,216#49,691by Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt Ltd12 days ago
Stop spam and verify real users - add Email, SMS, WhatsApp, or Voice OTP verification to any Easy Form Builder form in minutes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Nextmint Forms
Up in the last 7 days:5,204#50,812by sabuhiy3 months ago
Forms that mint leads for your marketing automation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Neutrope Quiet Shield
Up in the last 7 days:11,668#50,843by Neutrope Inc.4 months ago
Quietly deflect spam and unsolicited sales messages sent through Contact Form 7. Lightweight, no external calls, no stored personal data.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LeadShield
Up in the last 7 days:11,323#51,651by leadshieldai3 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
- 49/day

Replai Disable Comments & Stop Spam
Up in the last 7 days:13,389#54,942by REPLAI2 months ago
Disable comments everywhere or per post type, clean the admin, block spam via XML-RPC & REST, remove pingbacks, and bulk-delete comments.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Opportify Fraud Protection
Up in the last 7 days:12,342#54,998by Opportify4 months ago
Stop fake leads, form spam, and bot registrations before they reach your database. AI-powered fraud scoring across 100+ signals. No CAPTCHA required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Baskerville AI Security
#55,089by eQualitie12 days ago
Advanced WordPress security plugin with AI bot detection, GeoIP access control, CAPTCHA challenge, and optional AI cloud analysis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

ZEJ Forms
Down in the last 7 days:3,364#55,652by Muhammad Zeeshan Ejaz3 months ago
Complete WordPress forms - visual builder, stored entries, conditional logic, spam protection, and guided SMTP setup with deliverability checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FixBounce Email Verifier
Up in the last 7 days:14,436#55,792by fixbounce7 months ago
Block fake, disposable, and non-existent emails via SMTP verification. 5 free verifications/day, no signup needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Comments
Up in the last 7 days:2,534#56,608by cigan117 days ago
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

OhmTang CFT
Down in the last 7 days:6,804#57,499by Ohm·Tang6 months ago
Integrate Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA for WordPress & WooCommerce forms with custom error messages, each form controlled individually
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Formsieve
Up in the last 7 days:8,328#58,235by Thinking4213 days ago
Keep spam bots and hand-typed sales pitches out of Contact Form 7 (CF7) and Gravity Forms. By default, uncertain messages still reach you.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Shed Form
#58,883by teamstaccato6 days ago
A contact form plugin for Japanese websites with confirmation screen, spam protection, and submission history.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Comment Suite
Up in the last 7 days:1,847#59,487by WPCodeForge1 month ago
A comprehensive local WordPress comment-management suite for comment control, spam protection, moderation, cleanup and engagement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Clean Form Mail
Up in the last 7 days:7,088#60,504by andrewjbruce5 months ago
Lightweight contact form plugin with spam protection, auto reply and flexible email delivery — simple, reliable and easy to use.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kumaro Anti-Spam Shield
#60,977by Prageeth Kumaraguru2 months ago
Lightweight, privacy-friendly WordPress comment spam protection with blocked keywords, honeypot, flood control, duplicate detection, and link limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Connect2Form
Up in the last 7 days:1,392#61,063by Connect2Form9 months ago
Professional drag-and-drop form builder with accessibility, security, and performance optimization. Extensible with addon integrations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Anti-Spam URL Blocker for Contact Form
#61,177by ajaypatidar80852 years ago
Short Description: Securely prevents submission of URLs in Contact Form 7 forms.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Rabbitproof
#61,396by rabbitproof7 days ago
Blocks spam bots, fake sign-ups and password guessing on WordPress. Free, with no puzzles for your visitors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 28/day

smartEngin Forms
Down in the last 7 days:3,490#62,097by smartEngin16 days ago
Contact form builder with spam protection, captcha, file uploads and opt-in to external newsletter services (Brevo, Mailchimp, MailerLite).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Inverted Checkbox Antispam
Down in the last 7 days:2,726#62,165by Yevhen Horbyshyn1 year ago
Simple spam protection using an inverted checkbox. Compatible with Contact Form 7 and custom HTML forms.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day