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Kama SpamBlock

by Timur Kamaev · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 25 Jul 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Kama SpamBlock
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Kama SpamBlock still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Kama SpamBlock, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Tkama since Nov 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Kama SpamBlock removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Kama SpamBlock safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8.3). Not on the exploited list. 15 Oct 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Kama SpamBlock update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jul 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Tkama5 Nov 2014 to 25 Jul 2026, 48 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Kama SpamBlock
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.8.3).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Oct 2024Kama SpamBlock <= 1.8.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.8.21.8.3Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Kama SpamBlock
4 May 202634
11 May 202651
18 May 202655
25 May 202668
1 Jun 202641
8 Jun 202668
15 Jun 202655
22 Jun 202692
29 Jun 202677
6 Jul 202667
13 Jul 2026199
20 Jul 20262,023
27 Jul 2026406
3 Aug 2026277
10 Aug 2026217
17 Aug 2026196
24 Aug 2026210
31 Aug 2026195
7 Sep 2026169
14 Sep 2026210
21 Sep 2026190
28 Sep 2026197
5 Oct 2026176
12 Oct 2026190
19 Oct 2026217
26 Oct 2026230
2 Nov 202631

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.0
AuthorTimur Kamaev
Added5 Nov 2014
Last updated25 Jul 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Spam & Bot Protection
Tagsbot, spam, captcha, antispam, comments

Other plugins by this author: Kama Thumbnail, Democracy Poll, Kama Click Counter, Kama WP Smiles

Questions

Is Kama SpamBlock still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Kama SpamBlock, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Tkama since Nov 2014.

Was Kama SpamBlock removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Kama SpamBlock safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Kama SpamBlock update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue