Best Spam Protection plugins for WordPress
Plugins that detect, filter, block, or manage spam in comments, forms, and other user submissions.
Read from 131,125 plugin records - figures refreshed 2 hours ago
141
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
8.9M
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.49
Average rating
Across the 132 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Security
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
The plugins
Plugins in Spam Protection
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#1
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
akismet #2Antispam Bee
antispam-bee #3WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
honeypot #4CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.)
contact-form-7-honeypot #4Really Simple CAPTCHA
really-simple-captcha #6Advanced Google reCAPTCHA
advanced-google-recaptcha #6Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk
cleantalk-spam-protect #6Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
simple-cloudflare-turnstile #6ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
wpcf7-recaptcha #10CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution for WordPress
advanced-nocaptcha-recaptcha #10Captcha Code
captcha-code-authentication #10LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7
contact-form-7-simple-recaptcha #10Email Address Encoder
email-address-encoder #10reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
google-captcha #10Gravity Forms Zero Spam
gravity-forms-zero-spam #16Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers
email-encoder-bundle #17Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR)
contact-form-7-image-captcha #17hCaptcha for WP
hcaptcha-for-forms-and-more #17Invisible reCaptcha
invisible-recaptcha #20reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce
recaptcha-woo #21Spam Protection | Maspik
contact-forms-anti-spam #21reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form
recaptcha-for-mw-wp-form #23Stop Spammers Classic
stop-spammer-registrations-plugin #23Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
um-recaptcha #23Zero Spam for WordPress
zero-spam #26ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments
activelayer-anti-spam-spam-protection-for-forms-comments #26Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms
captcha-bws #26SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
captcha-for-contact-form-7 #26AntiSpam for Contact Form 7
cf7-antispam #26Cookies for Comments
cookies-for-comments #26CryptX
cryptx #26DS CF7 Math Captcha
ds-cf7-math-captcha #26Friendly Captcha for WordPress
friendly-captcha #26Gravity Forms Email Blacklist
gravity-forms-email-blacklist #26Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA
gravity-forms-no-captcha-recaptcha #26Honeypot Anti-Spam
honeypot-antispam #26Login Security Captcha
login-security-recaptcha #26Throws SPAM Away
throws-spam-away #26Spam Protect for Contact Form 7
wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker #40Forget Spam Comment
forget-spam-comment #40ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress
wp-recaptcha-integration #42Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools
comment-link-remove #42reCAPTCHA in WP comments form
recaptcha-in-wp-comments-form #44reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft
formcraft-recaptcha #44WP Mailto Links – Protect Email Addresses
wp-mailto-links #46CF7 Invisible reCAPTCHA
cf7-invisible-recaptcha #46oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)
oopspam-anti-spam #48Captcha Them All
captcha-them-all #48Spam Destroyer
spam-destroyer #50Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms
gdpr-compliant-recaptcha-for-all-forms #50Kama SpamBlock
kama-spamblock #50No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA
no-captcha-recaptcha #50reCAPTCHA for Asgaros Forum
recaptcha-for-asgaros-forum #54Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7
captcha-by-yandex-for-contact-form-7 #54Contact Form 7 Spam Killer
cf7-advance-security #54Dam Spam
dam-spam #54La Sentinelle antispam
la-sentinelle-antispam #54Math Captcha for Elementor Forms
math-captcha-for-elementor-forms #54UsersWP – ReCaptcha
userswp-recaptcha #60Block List Updater
blacklist-updater #60Comment Form Js Validation
comment-form-js-validation #60Disable Recaptcha – CF7
disable-recaptcha-cf7 #60Email Address Obfuscation
email-address-obfuscation #60G-Forms hCaptcha
gf-hcaptcha #60No-Bot Registration
no-bot-registration #60Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification
wc-blacklist-manager #60WP Spam Question Filter
wp-spam-question-filter #68Anti-Captcha (anti-spam botblocker)
anti-captcha #68Anti-spam Reloaded
anti-spam-reloaded #68Antispam for Elementor Forms
antispam-for-elementor-forms #68Block Specific Spam Woo Orders
block-specific-spam-woo-orders #68BSK Forms Blacklist
bsk-gravityforms-blacklist #68Message Filter for Contact Form 7
cf7-message-filter #68Disable WP Registration Page Spam
disable-wp-registration-page-spam #68Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions
duplicate-killer #68Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha
ellipsis-human-presence-technology #68Email Blacklist For Elementor Forms
email-blacklist-for-elementor-forms #68Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms
enable-turnstile-cloudflare-for-gravity-forms #68Anti-Spam Protection – No API Key, GDPR Friendly
fullworks-anti-spam #68Block IPs for Gravity Forms
gf-block-ips #68Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms
honeypot-for-forminator-form #68Mailster reCaptcha
mailster-recaptcha #68mosparo Integration
mosparo-integration #68MW WP Form reCAPTCHA
mw-wp-form-recaptcha #68Spam Comments Cleaner
spam-comments-cleaner #68Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA
text-captcha-contact-form-7 #68Uber reCaptcha
uber-nocaptcha-recaptcha #68Universal Honey Pot
universal-honey-pot #68User Spam Remover
user-spam-remover #68Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor
wppool-turnstile-captcha-spam-filter #91Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7
cf7-honeypot-plus #91Pixeline's Email Protector
pixelines-email-protector #91Power Captcha reCAPTCHA
power-captcha-recaptcha #91ZeroBounce Email Verification & Validation
zerobounce #95Comment Blacklist Updater
comment-blacklist-updater #95FV Antispam
fv-antispam #97Antideo Email Validator
antideo-email-validator #97CM E-Mail Blacklist – Simple email filtering for safer registration
cm-email-blacklist #97Kitgenix CAPTCHA for Cloudflare Turnstile
kitgenix-captcha-for-cloudflare-turnstile #97Block Emails & Addresses for WooCommerce Checkout
wc-block-emails #101Reoon Email Verifier
reoon-email-verifier #102reCaptcha for WooCommerce
advanced-google-recaptcha-for-woocommerce #102Clearout Email Validator – Real-Time Email Verification on WordPress Forms
clearout-email-validator #102Comment Blacklist Manager
comment-blacklist-manager #102En Spam
en-spam #102Hizzle CAPTCHA – Protect your forms from spam
hizzle-recaptcha #102OpenPorte Spam Protection
openporte #108Blue Captcha
blue-captcha #108Email Validator for Contact Form 7
email-validator-for-contact-form-7 #108reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack
recaptcha-v3-for-jetpack #111ARCaptcha – Puzzle Captcha | New-generation Captcha and bot protection
arcaptcha #111Captcha.eu
captcha-eu #111EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA
comment-testimonials #111DeBounce Email Validator
debounce-io-email-validator #111Email and Domain Blocker for WooCommerce
email-and-domain-blocker #111Math Captcha for Contact Form 7
math-captcha-for-contact-form-7 #117Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms
advanced-email-filter-for-elementor-forms #117Bot Protection with Turnstile
bot-protection-turnstile #117CleanTalk bbPress spam scanner
cleantalk-bbpress-spam-scanner #117CWeb Form Protection with Turnstile for Elementor Forms
cweb-form-protection-turnstile-elementor #117Email No Bot – Prevent bots from detecting emails
email-no-bot #117Honeypot Guard – Silent Anti-Spam
honeypot-guard-silent-anti-spam #117I don't like Spam!
i-dont-like-spam #117Prosopo Procaptcha
prosopo-procaptcha #117QuickEmailVerification
quickemailverification #117Remove Website URL Field From Comment Form
remove-comment-url #117Spam Master
spam-master #117Ultimate WP Captcha
ultimate-wp-captcha #129Advanced SmartCaptcha
advanced-smartcaptcha #129Apio systems – Honeypot for Contact Form 7
apiosys-honeypot-cf7 #129Captcha Ajax
captcha-ajax #129Custom Captcha Field for Fluent Forms
custom-captcha-field-for-fluent-forms #129Gravity Forms – OTP Verification (SMS/EMAIL)
gravity-otp-verification #129PRyC WP: AntiSPAM (without CAPTCHA)
pryc-wp-antyspam #129Skt NURCaptcha
skt-nurcaptcha #129Spam Comment Remover
spam-comment-remover #129Spambargo: Anti-Spam for Forms & Comments
spambargo #129SpamJam – Anti-Spam Protection for Comments & Forms
spamjam #129UserCheck
usercheck #140Email Checker for Contact Form 7
email-checker-for-contact-form-7 #140Byteplant Email Validator
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