by Ryan Hellyer 4.6 (54 reviews)

Spam Destroyer

Name: Spam Destroyer
Rating: 4.6 (54 reviews)
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam!

Spam Destroyer ranks #2,964 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #123 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.6/5 rating from 54 reviews, and was last updated Apr 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.1.7 Current Version v2.1.7

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 29 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 20 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#123 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 5% by installs Downloads -27.2% this week

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#2,964

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Active Installs

5K+

-16.1%

KW Avg Position

58.6

0.4 better

Downloads

106.5K

+4 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (54 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 89.6%

5K+ 6K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

54 reviews

Overall 92%

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5 (9%)

Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.7
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 54
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

anti-spam antispam buddypress comments spam

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to reduce comment spam without adding friction for real commenters. It solves the problem of automated spam submissions by using cookie-based and hashcash-based detection methods.