Alternatives to WP-AntiSpambot

Adds a shortcode which converts email addresses to HTML entities to block spambots.

Snapshot
Rating: 4.8/5 (4 reviews)
Downloads: 3,148
Active installs: 100
Maintenance score: 22/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 3.5.2
Requires PHP: f

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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
(1,184)
Updated 115d ago
6,000,000 installs395,148,001 downloads74/100 • Maintained
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7
Add hCaptcha, Honeypot, and Redirection to Contact Form 7 with CF7 Apps, and generate forms effortlessly with AI. Improve form security, keep it light …
(134)
Updated 69d ago
300,000 installs6,106,618 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection
CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection
Top-rated antispam for contact forms, comments, WooCommerce, eCommerce, and login. No CAPTCHAs, no friction, just background anti spam protection.
(3,191)
Updated 60d ago
200,000 installs24,200,858 downloads81/100 • Actively maintained
Email Address Encoder
Email Address Encoder
A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities.
(160)
Updated 126d ago
100,000 installs1,644,043 downloads69/100 • Maintained
Gravity Forms Zero Spam
Gravity Forms Zero Spam
Enhance your Gravity Forms to include anti-spam measures originally based on the work of David Walsh's "Zero Spam" technique.
(24)
Updated 66d ago
100,000 installs1,346,096 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
hCaptcha for WP
hCaptcha for WP
The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.
(85)
Updated 63d ago
70,000 installs2,043,760 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection
No more fake leads or unwanted submissions — Maspik blocks spam instantly across all forms without using CAPTCHA.
(86)
Updated 84d ago
30,000 installs898,157 downloads55/100 • Actively maintained
CryptX
CryptX
No more SPAM by spiders scanning your site for email addresses!
(19)
Updated 242d ago
10,000 installs283,217 downloads42/100 • Stale
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam}
An extremely powerful antispam plugin that blocks spam-bots without annoying captcha images.
(213)
Updated 2133d ago
10,000 installs691,267 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
Login Security Captcha
Login Security Captcha
Secure WordPress login, registration, and comment form with Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile. Prevent Brute-force attacks and more.
(20)
Updated 79d ago
10,000 installs320,776 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
SilentShield – the invisible shield against spam. Spam is the weed of the internet. It clogs your forms, steals your time, and corrupts your data.
(20)
Updated 67d ago
10,000 installs229,708 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
AntiSpam for Contact Form 7
AntiSpam for Contact Form 7
A trustworthy antispam plugin for Contact Form 7. Wave goodbye to spam and keep your inbox clean!
(12)
Updated 118d ago
10,000 installs100,145 downloads64/100 • Maintained
Honeypot Anti-Spam
Honeypot Anti-Spam
Stop comment spam in WordPress with the honeypot technique. No captcha, no setup, lightweight and invisible to your visitors.
(12)
Updated 80d ago
10,000 installs73,949 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.
(18)
Updated 102d ago
9,000 installs276,891 downloads64/100 • Maintained
WP Advanced Math Captcha
WP Advanced Math Captcha
Protect your WordPress site with a powerful and user-friendly Math Captcha. Now with seamless WooCommerce, WPForms, and Formidable Forms integration!
(16)
Updated 273d ago
7,000 installs61,993 downloads32/100 • Stale
Antispambot
Antispambot
Protect your email address from spam bots. In other words "fool the bots". With the…
(1)
Updated 1940d ago
200 installs6,149 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
EmailScrambler
EmailScrambler
A lightweight plugin to protect email addresses from email-harvesting
(0)
Updated 1858d ago
40 installs2,328 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Tolstoy Comments
Tolstoy Comments
Tolstoy Comments – Быстрая real-time система комментирования с геймификацией и авторизацией через соцсети.
(0)
Updated 457d ago
20 installs2,688 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPC – Antispam Bot
WPC – Antispam Bot
This plugin translate your email address into a link with encoded string.
(0)
Updated 1919d ago
10 installs8,688 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spamex
Spamex
Protect email addresses and phone numbers from spam bots with a simple shortcode.
(0)
Updated 496d ago
0 installs574 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned