by
gatekeepwp
1 (0 reviews)
Gatekeep - Spam Protection & Form Security
A WordPress anti-spam plugin and reCAPTCHA alternative. Invisible protection for Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, logins and comments.
Gatekeep ranks #53,359 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #2,391 of 4,488 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Sep 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.0
Current Version v1.0
Updated 1 week ago
Last Update on 07 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
#2,391 of 4,488 in Security
Downloads -62.8% this week
Actively maintained
Rank
#53,359
—
No change
Active Installs
1+
-3%
KW Avg Position
92
—
No change
Downloads
114
+2 today
Support Resolved
0%
—
No change
Rating
20%
Review 1 out of 5
1
(0 reviews)
Next Milestone 10
0+
10+
52,646
Ranks to Climb
-
Growth Needed
8,000,000
Active Installs
Pro
Unlock Exact Install Count
See the precise estimated active installs for this plugin, calculated from real-time ranking data.
- Exact install estimates within tiers
- Track install growth over time
- Milestone progress predictions
Need 7 more installs to reach 10+
Rank Changes
Current
#53,359
Change
Best
#
Downloads Growth
Downloads
Growth
Peak
Upgrade to Pro
Unlock 30-day, 90-day, and yearly download history charts with a Pro subscription.
Upgrade NowReviews & Ratings
1.0
0 reviews
Overall
20%
5
0
(0%)
4
0
(0%)
3
0
(0%)
2
0
(0%)
1
0
(0%)
Track This Plugin
Get detailed analytics, keyword tracking, and position alerts delivered to your inbox.
Start Tracking FreePlugin Details
- Version
- 1.0
- Last Updated
- Sep 07, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.8+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- gatekeepwp
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1
- Reviews
- 0
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
Keywords
Upgrade to Pro
Unlock keyword rankings, search positions, and detailed analytics with a Pro subscription.
Upgrade NowSimilar Plugins
Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer
6K+ installs
#2,752
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits
30K+ installs
#1,007
LiteSpeed Cache
7M+ installs
#5
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
5M+ installs
#8
Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
5M+ installs
#11
Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
3M+ installs
#17
Hostinger Tools
3M+ installs
#20
WPS Hide Login
2M+ installs
#27
Limit Login Attempts Security - Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
1M+ installs
#33
WP Super Cache
1M+ installs
#38
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Gatekeep - Spam Protection & Form Security
There is a Compatibility screen that answers this directly. It lists every form plugin and builder it found, names any captcha your plugins already have switched on, names any other anti-spam plugin that is running, and says whether anything actually conflicts. If your form plugin already has reCAPTCHA, Gatekeep will not add a second challenge to those forms. If another anti-spam plugin is active, both can run - and the screen suggests leaving Monitor Mode on for the first couple of days, so you can see whether the two ever disagree before either blocks anything.
Not while Monitor Mode is on, and that is the default. Rate limiting is also skipped at WooCommerce checkout so shared IP addresses cannot lock out a sale.
The default configuration adds no JavaScript and makes no external requests. Assets load only on pages where a protected form is actually rendered.
The honeypot is hidden from assistive technology and removed from the tab order. The default configuration presents no visual puzzle at all.
Install Gatekeep and click Protect my website. CF7 is one of the 33 built-in integrations - including its AJAX submission path, which honeypot-only plugins often miss. No markup changes, no keys.
Yes: Elementor Pro forms, Divi 4 and 5, Bricks, Avada, Thrive, WPBakery, Oxygen, Beaver Builder and SeedProd are covered, plus a universal guard for anything unusual.
Yes, with a dedicated shop profile: nothing visible in front of a buyer, tolerance for password-manager-speed submissions, and rate limits that a busy shop will not trip.
Decisions are made on your own server and nothing is sent to a third party. Visitor IP addresses are stored hashed, and the default configuration sets no cookies and loads no external scripts.
For form, registration, login and checkout protection, yes. For classifying comment text specifically, Akismet's twenty years of data remain excellent - many sites run both, and Gatekeep will happily coexist and show you the overlap.
No. The free plugin works completely offline with no account, no keys and no external service.
