Dam Spam — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin
by Web Guy · WordPress.org page · Website
Dam Spam has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,391 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Dam Spam at a glance
Is Dam Spam well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Multiple Protection Layers: Block spam using IP lists, disposable email detection, and behavioral analysis
- CAPTCHA Support: Integrate with Google reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha to challenge suspicious submissions
- Third-Party API Integration: Connect with Akismet, Stop Forum Spam, BotScout, and other spam detection services
- Customizable Challenges: Present challenges only to suspicious users while allowing legitimate users through
- Allow and Block Lists: Maintain custom lists of allowed and blocked IPs, emails, and user IDs
- Smart Caching: Cache known good and bad IPs to improve performance and reduce API calls
- Logging: Track all blocked attempts and approved submissions for review
- Custom Login/Registration Forms: Optional custom forms with built-in spam protection
- User Management: Identify and manage inactive or suspicious user accounts
Dam Spam reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great plugin, helps me to keep off a lot of spammers from my news site
I've been using "Stop Spammers" before since some time but also noticed that development had stalled a few years ago. Until this new project emerged (and the old was renamed to Classic). Great to see the old good idea and functions while new functions being added in "Dam Spam"! For me this is the successor of Stop Spammers.
w-sky -
Switched from Stop Spammers Plugin
Works well - we have a membership site and this helps to keep the bad actors out. It also sometimes blocks legit users, but has a pretty easy way to grant access.
euphemism -
Where is Country Level Blocking??
Hey, you say "Dam Spam is the modernized successor to Stop Spammers," but the "Stop Spammers" has country level blocking feature, which is so good, and this crucial feature seems to be missing on Dam Spam, is it intentional?...also how do we migrate to Dam Spam, there isn't any migrate button available..
swagatamm -
Free portal Digital City Eindhoven uses Dam Spam
Our free site, [domain removed] has been around for over 30 years. For the past eight years, we used Stop Spammers, and due to unexpected PHP version issues, we switched to Dam Spam, which now works perfectly. After correcting an incorrect IP address in our CIDR entry in the block or allow list, we were able to do so. Thanks to Web Guy's advice! I think Dam Spam is the better choice compared to Stop Spammers.
rienfalcon
Where Dam Spam ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Dam Spam appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anti-Spam Plugins | #51 by tag, #18 in search | #24 | – |
| Best CAPTCHA Plugins | #60 in search, not tagged | #94 | – |
Dam Spam alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Dam Spam.
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Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA 4,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Maspik 30,000+ installs · 4.7 -
OOPSpam Anti-Spam 6,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Antispam Bee 700,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Honeypot 400,000+ installs · 5.0
Details
Spam protection for WordPress registration, login, comments, and contact forms.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Dam Spam competes in
Tags
- anti-spam
- no spam
- security
- spam
- spam protection
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- Version
- 1.1.8
- Last updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- First published
- Nov 27, 2025
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free, community plugin
Dam Spam FAQ
What does Dam Spam do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Dam Spam offers Multiple Protection Layers: Block spam using IP lists, disposable email detection, and behavioral analysis, CAPTCHA Support: Integrate with Google reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha to challenge suspicious submissions, Third-Party API Integration: Connect with Akismet, Stop Forum Spam, BotScout, and other spam detection services, Customizable Challenges: Present challenges only to suspicious users while allowing legitimate users through and Allow and Block Lists: Maintain custom lists of allowed and blocked IPs, emails, and user IDs.
How many active installs does Dam Spam have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Dam Spam as of September 7, 2026.
Is Dam Spam still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Dam Spam have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Dam Spam are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Dam Spam free?
Dam Spam is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.
Where does Dam Spam rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?
Dam Spam is #24 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.