oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)
Healthy: oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| plugin-master | 4 Aug 2019 to 4 Aug 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| oopspam | 5 Aug 2019 to 23 Oct 2026, 331 commits |
| oalili | 4 Apr 2025 to 13 Mar 2026, 40 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 75
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 8 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 7 |
| Q3 2024 | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | 7 |
| Q1 2025 | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | 9 |
| Q3 2025 | 11 |
| Q4 2025 | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | 11 |
| Q4 2026 | 4 |
Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) <= 1.2.62 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 7.2 | <= 1.2.62 | 1.2.63 | 0 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) <= 1.2.53 - Unauthenticated IP Header Spoofing | 5.3 | <= 1.2.53 | 1.2.54 | 0 |
| 21 Jun 2023 | OOPSpam Anti-Spam <= 1.1.44 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via empty_ham_entries and empty_spam_entries | 5.4 | < 1.1.45 | 1.1.45 | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2023 | OOPSpam Anti-Spam <= 1.1.35 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 5.5 | <= 1.1.35 | 1.1.36 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 51 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 49 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 679 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,007 |
| 18 May 2026 | 2,748 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,893 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,046 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 4,502 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 4,970 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 7,257 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 4,327 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 5,048 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2,236 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 4,069 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,380 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,036 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 524 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 407 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,166 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,217 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,770 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 4,967 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 9,554 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 7,396 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,171 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 4,109 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 5,493 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,212 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 182 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.2.88 |
|---|---|
| Author | oopspam Team |
| Added | 5 Aug 2019 |
| Last updated | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Spam & Bot Protection |
| Tags | spam, antispam, anti-spam, spam blocker, spam protection |
Other plugins by this author: OOPVulns: Vulnerability Scanner
Questions
Is oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) still maintained?
oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) was last updated on 23 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) safe?
oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)?
The wordpress.org author is oopspam Team. Recent committers: oopspam, oalili, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)?
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.