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Stop Spammers Classic

by Web Guy · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 5 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Stop Spammers Classic
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Stop Spammers Classic still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Stop Spammers Classic, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer webguyio since Oct 2025. 5 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Stop Spammers Classic removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026. 5 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Stop Spammers Classic safe?
9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2026.4). Not on the exploited list. 1 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Stop Spammers Classic update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2026.7. No one-star spike after it. 20 Nov 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
bhadaway7 May 2017 to 20 May 2024, 119 commits
Trumani13 Jan 2020 to 13 Sep 2023, 31 commits
mcitar18 Apr 2024 to 6 Jul 2024, 6 commits
webguyio13 Oct 2025 to 4 Nov 2026, 23 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Stop Spammers Classic
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20259
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Average rating per quarter for Stop Spammers Classic
Q2 20242.3
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20251.0

Average rating fell from 2.3 to 1.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star198
4 star6
3 star8
2 star6
1 star25
Latest low reviews

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (9 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2026.4).

Show 9 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Jun 2026Stop Spammers Classic <= 2026.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2026.32026.4n/a
27 Jan 2026Stop Spammers Classic <= 2026.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Email Allowlist4.3<= 2026.12026.2n/a
5 Jun 2025Anti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms <= 2024.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Multiple Administrative Actions5.4<= 2024.72025130
3 May 2024Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms <= 2024.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via sfs_process5.4<= 2024.42024.5529
15 May 2023Stop Spammers Security <= 2022.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2022.62023n/a
15 May 2023Stop Spammers Security <= 2022.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2022.62023n/a
5 Dec 2022Stop Spammers Security <= 2022.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection9.8<= 2022.52022.6n/a
9 Aug 2021Stop Spammers Security <= 2021.17 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.8< 2021.182021.18n/a
8 Apr 2021Stop Spammers <= 2021.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2021.92021.9n/a

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Stop Spammers Classic
4 May 2026295
11 May 202613,225
18 May 202612,546
25 May 20264,452
1 Jun 20262,484
8 Jun 20261,493
15 Jun 20261,241
22 Jun 20261,005
29 Jun 2026980
6 Jul 202612,696
13 Jul 20262,395
20 Jul 20261,553
27 Jul 20261,510
3 Aug 20261,089
10 Aug 2026890
17 Aug 2026878
24 Aug 20261,107
31 Aug 2026880
7 Sep 2026686
14 Sep 2026758
21 Sep 2026811
28 Sep 2026688
5 Oct 2026734
12 Oct 2026587
19 Oct 2026985
26 Oct 2026822
2 Nov 2026122

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 75% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2026.7
AuthorWeb Guy
Added10 Aug 2010
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.0
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsspam, no spam, security, anti-spam, spam protection

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Questions

Is Stop Spammers Classic still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Stop Spammers Classic, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer webguyio since Oct 2025.

Was Stop Spammers Classic removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026.

Is Stop Spammers Classic safe?

9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2026.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Stop Spammers Classic update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2026.7. No one-star spike after it.

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