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Forget Spam Comment

by Gulshan Kumar · 9,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Forget Spam Comment
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 7 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.7 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master7 Oct 2020 to 7 Oct 2020, 1 commits
thegulshankumar8 Oct 2020 to 7 Jun 2025, 59 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Forget Spam Comment
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 46 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star44
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Forget Spam Comment
4 May 2026103
11 May 2026145
18 May 2026133
25 May 2026144
1 Jun 2026144
8 Jun 2026143
15 Jun 2026140
22 Jun 2026104
29 Jun 2026103
6 Jul 2026118
13 Jul 2026118
20 Jul 2026133
27 Jul 2026138
3 Aug 2026137
10 Aug 2026123
17 Aug 2026137
24 Aug 202696
31 Aug 2026135
7 Sep 2026116
14 Sep 2026127
21 Sep 2026121
28 Sep 2026143
5 Oct 2026148
12 Oct 2026125
19 Oct 2026194
26 Oct 2026146
2 Nov 202624

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

hCaptcha for WPScore 94 · 70,000+ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & CommentsScore 93 · 10,000+SilentShield - Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)Score 93 · 10,000+Akismet Anti-spam: Spam ProtectionScore 92 · 5,000,000+CryptXScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.1.9
AuthorGulshan Kumar
Added8 Oct 2020
Last updated7 Jun 2025
Active installs9,000+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
TagsGDPR, firewall, security, anti-spam, stop spam

Other plugins by this author: Media Alt Text Manager, Disable Text Selection

Questions

Is Forget Spam Comment still maintained?

Forget Spam Comment was last updated on 7 Jun 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Forget Spam Comment safe?

Forget Spam Comment has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Forget Spam Comment?

The wordpress.org author is Gulshan Kumar. Recent committers: thegulshankumar, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Forget Spam Comment?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: hCaptcha for WP, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments, SilentShield - Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce), Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, CryptX.

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