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Akismet Anti-spam vs Contact Form 7

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Summary

Plugin
Akismet Anti-spamakismet
Contact Form 7contact-form-7
Score
35
69
Active installs
5m+
10m+
Rating
94% from 1,184 reviews
80% from 2,173 reviews
Last updated
Directory age
20 years
18 years

Score Comparison

Overall score
35
69
Security
9
57
Repo
90
100
Performance
100
97
Maintainability
54
67

Findings Comparison

Total findings
132
95
Errors
33
56
Warnings
99
39
Top categories
maintainability100
security31
supply_chain1
maintainability78
security15
performance2
Repeated issue codes
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound(25)WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended(19)missing_direct_file_access_protection(19)
missing_direct_file_access_protection(55)WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing(9)WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound(5)

Plugin Metadata

Author
Automattic
Rock Lobster Inc.
Version
5.7
6.1.6
Downloads
396m+
419m+
Added to WP.org
Requires WP
5.8
6.7
Tested up to
7.0.2
7.0.2
Requires PHP
7.2
7.4
Support
100% resolved (5/5)
39% resolved (21/54)
Latest scan
Check 2.0.0 / Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Check 2.0.0 / Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Score History

1007550250Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection Jun 19, 2026, 08:55 PM UTC Score 35/100 Plugin v5.7 Plugin Check 2.0.0 Scoring model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 33 errors, 99 warningsContact Form 7 Jun 19, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC Score 69/100 Plugin v6.1.6 Plugin Check 2.0.0 Scoring model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 56 errors, 39 warnings
Akismet Anti-spamContact Form 7
PluginScanScoreFindingsPlugin VersionPlugin CheckModel
Akismet Anti-spam35132v5.72.0.02026.06-mvp-static-v2
Contact Form 76995v6.1.62.0.02026.06-mvp-static-v2