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#19 rankedTier S

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

By Automattic

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Active installs5M+
WP Rank score95.7
Rating4.7 / 5
Reviews1,187
Version5.7.2
Last updatedAug 18, 2026

Overview

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is ranked #19 among WordPress.org plugins by WP Rank with a score of 95.7. It has 5,000,000+ active installs and 408,576,676 total downloads. Users rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 1,187 reviews. It was downloaded 612,934 times in the last 15 days. The latest release (5.7.2) was published on Aug 18, 2026. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and requires PHP 7.2. 0% of its 1 support threads are resolved.

Install Trend

Based on the last 15 days of WordPress.org download stats.

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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

Compatibility

Requires WordPress5.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
AddedOct 20, 2005