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Akismet Anti-spam — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

by Automattic · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.7.2 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.2+ Paid version available

Akismet Anti-spam has 5 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 407,841,128 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,259,527 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Akismet Anti-spam at a glance

Active installs
5 million+
Total downloads
407,841,128
Downloads, last 30 days
1,259,527
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Akismet Anti-spam well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
5%
57 of 1,187 reviews on WordPress.org

Akismet Anti-spam reviews and ratings

1,187 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

1,187 reviews

5★
1,034
4★
67
3★
16
2★
13
1★
57

Download and install history

2,167,839 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Akismet Anti-spam downloads per day025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Akismet Anti-spam active installs01.3M2.5M3.8M5MSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Akismet Anti-spam rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Akismet Anti-spam review count05001k1.5k2kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Akismet Anti-spam ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Akismet Anti-spam appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Anti-Spam Plugins #1 by tag, #2 in search #1 –
Best Comment Plugins #1 by tag, #26 in search #5 ▼2
Best Contact Form Plugins #2 by tag, not in search #31 ▼18

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Details

The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Akismet Anti-spam competes in

Tags

  • anti-spam
  • antispam
  • comments
  • contact form
  • spam

More from Automattic

Version
5.7.2
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Oct 20, 2005
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Akismet Anti-spam FAQ

How many active installs does Akismet Anti-spam have?

WordPress.org reports 5 million+ active installs for Akismet Anti-spam as of October 22, 2026.

Is Akismet Anti-spam still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Akismet Anti-spam have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Akismet Anti-spam are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Akismet Anti-spam free?

Akismet Anti-spam is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Akismet Anti-spam rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?

Akismet Anti-spam is #1 in the WordPress.org "spam" ranking as of today.