by Automattic
4.7 (1,184 reviews)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
Compatible with WP 7.0.1
v5.7
Current Version v5.7
Updated 2 months ago
Last Update on 24 Apr, 2026
Refreshed 7 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#7
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No change
Active Installs
5M+
-28.6%
KW Avg Position
10.4
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No change
Downloads
396.1M
+22,591 today
Support Resolved
100%
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No change
Rating
94%
Review 4.7 out of 5
4.7
(1,184 reviews)
Next Milestone 6M
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Active Installs
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Overall
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spam | 2 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| anti-spam | 2 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| antispam | 3 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| comments | 8 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| contact form | 37 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
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Total Threads
4
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Unresolved
100%
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- Version
- 5.7
- Last Updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.8+
- Tested Up To
- 7.0.1
- PHP Version
- 7.2 or higher
- Author
- Automattic
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
- Reviews
- 1,184
- Support Threads
- 4
- Resolved
- 100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection has 5,000,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection holds a 4.7 out of 5 star rating based on 1,184 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is developed by Automattic and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection requires WordPress 5.8 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.1 and needs PHP 7.2 or newer.
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection has been downloaded 396,115,257+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is 5.7. It was last updated on April 24, 2026.
Yes. Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.