La Sentinelle antispam — WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin
by Marcel Pol · WordPress.org page · Website
La Sentinelle antispam has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 53,770 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
La Sentinelle antispam at a glance
Is La Sentinelle antispam well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- 3 antispam features; Honeypot, Nonce, Form Timeout
- These 3 spamfilters depend on JavaScript on the frontend
- 1 antispam feature; Stop Forum Spam
- Settingspage to set things up according to your wishes
- Transparent to the visitor, no nagging with Captcha’s or other annoying things
- By default no use of third-party services and no tracking of visitors
- Lightweight and simple code
- Logging for WordPress Comments and which spamfilter marked it as spam
- Logging for Custom forms and which spamfilter marked it as spam
- Statistics for every form how many spam submissions were blocked
La Sentinelle antispam reviews and ratings
21 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Antispam gem
I use it on every site I work on; it's the best antispam plugin I've found. Very simple and lightweight, it blocks at least 90% of the spam I get. I even wrote a short tutorial for the setup. Thanks a lot for this great plugin.
Quentin Le Duff (--Q--) -
Dans le top des plugin Wordpress
La Sentinelle met fin à la pire merde qui ait jamais été inventée : le CAPTCHA. Même le nom est débile. Le CAPTCHA et les bots de SPAM sont pour moi un seul et même enfer dans le monde de l'internet, créés par des gens qui ne devraient même pas avoir le droit de toucher un ordinateur. Et on est content de voir des Coder Heroes sortis de nulle part pour rétablir la balance.
Thomas Lloancy -
Superb
This is a really good and reliable anti-spam plugin with excellent, prompt support from Marcel. Marcel Pol and his plugin are a credit to the Wordpress community. We are happy to recommend this plugin highly.
Pieter Sand -
Le meilleur plugin Antispam
J’utilise la Sentinelle Antispam depuis plusieurs années sur la plupart de mes sites WordPress. C’est un plugin simple, efficace et discret. Pas de CAPTCHA, pas de dépendance à Google et tout est transparant pour les utilisateurs. En quatre ans et des milliers de soumissions de formulaires, j’ai eu un seul faux positif. Pour moi, c’est clairement un des meilleurs plugins AntiSpam.
monwebmaster -
Tres bien
Empêche l'inscription de faux comptes.
gwenm -
Simple, Powerful, and Free
This plugin is absolutely perfect – simple, super effective, and completely free. I install it on all my own websites as well as client sites. It works right after activation, no need for complicated settings or CAPTCHAs, and it blocks spam reliably without any hassle. I really appreciate that it stays lightweight and focused on what matters. I truly hope the plugin will continue to be developed and maintained for a long time. If there's a way to support the author, I'd be more than happy to do so – at the very least, I'd love to buy them a coffee.
Michal Kuruc
Where La Sentinelle antispam ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that La Sentinelle antispam appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Anti-Spam Plugins | #50 by tag, #61 in search | #34 | – |
| Best Comment Plugins | #35 by tag, not in search | #67 | – |
| Best User Profile Plugins | #41 by tag, not in search | #73 | – |
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Details
Feel safe knowing that your website is safe from spam. La Sentinelle will guard your WordPress website against spam in a simple and effective way.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings La Sentinelle antispam competes in
Tags
- anti-spam
- antispam
- comments
- registration
- stop forum spam
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- Version
- 4.1.1
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First published
- Jul 27, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 4.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
La Sentinelle antispam FAQ
What does La Sentinelle antispam do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, La Sentinelle antispam offers 3 antispam features; Honeypot, Nonce, Form Timeout, These 3 spamfilters depend on JavaScript on the frontend, 1 antispam feature; Stop Forum Spam, Settingspage to set things up according to your wishes and Transparent to the visitor, no nagging with Captcha’s or other annoying things.
How many active installs does La Sentinelle antispam have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for La Sentinelle antispam as of September 7, 2026.
Is La Sentinelle antispam still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is La Sentinelle antispam free?
La Sentinelle antispam is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does La Sentinelle antispam rank among Anti-Spam Plugins?
La Sentinelle antispam is #34 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking.