Alternatives to ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments

Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms and comments. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, Elementor Forms, and more.

Snapshot
Rating: 0.0/5 (0 reviews)
Downloads: 44
Active installs: 0
Maintenance score: 59/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.5
Tested up to: 6.9.4
Requires PHP: 7.2

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WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
(1,352)
Updated 149d ago
300,000 installs4,538,801 downloads57/100 • Maintained
No-Bot Registration
No-Bot Registration
Prevent bots from creating accounts by blacklisting domains and usernames and present people with a human friendly security question.
(27)
Updated 141d ago
2,000 installs36,460 downloads66/100 • Maintained
Anti-spam Reloaded
Anti-spam Reloaded
No spam in comments. No captcha.
(14)
Updated 744d ago
2,000 installs14,996 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Anti-Spam Protection – No API Key, GDPR Friendly
Anti-Spam Protection – No API Key, GDPR Friendly
Block spam on Contact Form 7, WPForms & comments. No API key. GDPR compliant. Free for commercial use. No configuration needed.
(11)
Updated 34d ago
1,000 installs59,125 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha
Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha
The #1 Plugin for Blocking Form Spam on WordPress
(15)
Updated 815d ago
1,000 installs33,529 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
(3)
Updated 1967d ago
700 installs19,756 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SPAM Protection and Anti SPAM
SPAM Protection and Anti SPAM
SPAM Protection and Anti SPAM against comments, registrations and login. Content protection for your website.
(0)
Updated 1539d ago
200 installs5,554 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
LH Zero Spam
LH Zero Spam
Zero Spam makes blocking spam comments and registrations easy.
(3)
Updated 1312d ago
200 installs7,664 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SpamJam
SpamJam
Stop 99% of spam comments and registrations automatically. Zero captchas, zero hassle. Your visitors won't even notice it's there.
(0)
Updated 52d ago
100 installs2,969 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
Disable Author Url and Comment Links
Disable Author Url and Comment Links
Disable Author Url and Comment Links : DAUnCL helps you keep your comments clean from spam links left by automated or manual comment spammers who are …
(2)
Updated 5048d ago
100 installs11,305 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Stop Comment Form Spam
Stop Comment Form Spam
New WordPress 3.6 or higher plugin which removes the website url field and comment form allowed tags which attract automated comment spam.
(0)
Updated 4026d ago
100 installs5,349 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spam Comment Remover
Spam Comment Remover
Automatically remove spam comments without Akismet. Universal spam detection that blocks junk, hidden links, fake names, gibberish, and automated subm …
(1)
Updated 160d ago
70 installs1,640 downloads52/100 • Maintained
FastComments
FastComments
A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above a …
(5)
Updated 79d ago
50 installs5,636 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Language-based Comment Spam Condom
Language-based Comment Spam Condom
This plugin prevents comments spamming using language verification.
(0)
Updated 5247d ago
40 installs5,287 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
A1JSpamGuard
A1JSpamGuard
A1JSpamGuard is a simple and efficient WordPress plugin to block spam in comments, registration forms, and contact forms.
(3)
Updated 328d ago
10 installs391 downloads40/100 • Stale
WP-Check Spammers
WP-Check Spammers
Check comment against the SpamBot Search Tool using the IP address, the email and the name of the poster as search criteria.
(0)
Updated 5199d ago
10 installs2,997 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spam_BLIP
Spam_BLIP
Spam BLIP stops comment spam before it is posted, using DNS blacklists, existing comments marked as spam, and user defined lists.
(0)
Updated 2060d ago
10 installs2,766 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
O RLY
O RLY
O RLY Comment Spam Search creates a quick link to make sure comments aren't spam.
(0)
Updated 6195d ago
10 installs2,095 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Simplest comment spam catcher
Simplest comment spam catcher
Add a hidden “honeypot” field to comment forms, to help combat comment spam.
(0)
Updated 166d ago
10 installs1,958 downloads50/100 • Maintained
humanID – Anti-Spam Comment Filter
humanID – Anti-Spam Comment Filter
Replace ReCAPTCHA with a faster, user-friendly solution and block spammers & bots permanently
(0)
Updated 125d ago
0 installs1,097 downloads50/100 • Maintained