Best stop spam plugins for WordPress
The most popular stop spam plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Disable Comments leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Forget Spam Comment (9K+) and MM Comment Manager (800+). All 11 plugins tagged “stop spam” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 stop spam plugins
- 1.
Disable CommentsThe most installed stop spam plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 281 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Forget Spam Comment9K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 46 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
MM Comment Manager800+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
IP Address Approval100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Block Spam Comments10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 6.
Kratos Anti Spam10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 7.
Rabbit Builds Anti-Spam Comment Shield10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Replai Disable Comments & Stop SpamFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
CommentiFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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ThreatPoint Email ValidatorFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “stop spam”
Disable Comments
#38by WPDeveloper14 days ago
Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.7(281)
- Downloads
- 21K/day
Forget Spam Comment
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,206by Gulshan Kumar1 year ago
The ultimate solution to stop spam comments in the default commenting system of WordPress
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(46)
- Downloads
- 24/day
MM Comment Manager
Down in the last 7 days:13#7,544by Mehraz Morshed2 months ago
Remove comments functionality from your website!
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 12/day
IP Address Approval
Down in the last 7 days:110#15,473by IP Address Approval22 days ago
The IP Address Approval system provides an easy way for you to Allow or Block access to your website to protect your site from unwanted visitors.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Block Spam Comments
#32,307by Hizbul Bahar11 years ago
Detect and Block spam comments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kratos Anti Spam
#32,843by softpill.eu11 years ago
Stop SPAM! Stop HAKING! No annoying CAPTCHA for your users! As simple as that!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rabbit Builds Anti-Spam Comment Shield
Down in the last 7 days:6,197#47,557by Rabbit Builds23 days ago
Advanced, lightweight, GDPR-compliant anti-spam protection for WordPress comments. No setup required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Replai Disable Comments & Stop Spam
#54,813by 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
Commenti
Down in the last 7 days:5,142#58,921by Yakura7 months ago
Disable and remove comments site-wide or per post type. Control REST API, feeds, XML-RPC, admin UI, and avatars. Multisite ready
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ThreatPoint Email Validator
Up in the last 7 days:9,903#59,219by ThreatPoint UK1 month ago
This plugin validates email in realtime using live connections and aggregated data, by leveraging the ThreatPoint email verification API service.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Habibur Comment Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:7,847#69,975by Habibur Rahman8 months ago
Effortlessly disable comments and pingbacks sitewide to improve performance and security.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day