Comment Blacklist Updater vs Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Comment Blacklist Updater

4.8(4)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago

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Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…

4.7(15)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago

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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Comment Blacklist Updater has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 4 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comment Blacklist Updater has accumulated 10K+ total downloads while Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… has 33K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Comment Blacklist Updater		Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…
Rating	4.8/5	◄	4.7/5
Total Reviews	4	►	15
Active Installs	1.0K+		1.0K+
Total Downloads	10K+	►	33K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	2 years ago	►	2 years ago
First Released	2019		2015
Age	7 years		11 years
WP Requires	4.0.1+		3.0+
PHP Requires	5.6+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	1.2.2		3.4.51

Rating

4.8/5Comment Blacklist Updater

◄

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…4.7/5

Total Reviews

4Comment Blacklist Updater

►

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…15

Active Installs

1.0K+Comment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…1.0K+

Total Downloads

10K+Comment Blacklist Updater

►

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…33K+

Support Resolution

N/AComment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…N/A

Last Updated

2 years agoComment Blacklist Updater

►

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…2 years ago

First Released

2019Comment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…2015

Age

7 yearsComment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…11 years

WP Requires

4.0.1+Comment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…3.0+

PHP Requires

5.6+Comment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…false+

Business Model

FreeComment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…Free

Latest Version

1.2.2Comment Blacklist Updater

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…3.4.51

Rating Breakdown

Comment Blacklist Updater

4.8/5(4 reviews)

75%

25%

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…

4.7/5(15 reviews)

87%

Download Trends

Over the past 30 days, Comment Blacklist Updater averaged approximately 4 daily downloads while Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… averaged 9.

Recent Reviews

Comment Blacklist Updater Reviews

by Kakemphaton

Excellent solution, good alternative to Askimet

This plugin is super useful, and even works on multisite (aka. WordPress Network) installations. It never failed me, and I keep installing it on more websites. Thank you! 🙂

by fuvavi

Version 1.2.0 destroyed my site

This plugin use wp_die() detroy my site. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by fuvavi.

by Ashutosh

An excellent alternative to Akismet

This plugin needs loads of love. It makes keeping my sites up-to-date with splorp’s blacklist completely hassle-free, and also allows adding custom blacklist phrases. Easily catches 99.9% spam in comm

Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… Reviews

by Laurence Anthony

Appears they have shutdown

Was a great a service but it appears they have shut down.

by Microcodice

Absolutely the BEST!!!

To absolutely have on your website. It independently and completely BLOCKS ALL SPAM, better than any other plugin!!!

by andrewadam

Solved my spam issues

I manage some high reputation sites that have been bombarded with contact form spam. I use (and love) Gravity Forms and despite taken every effort we could (honeycomb, captcha, akismet, etc) spam stil

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comment Blacklist Updater or Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… more popular?

Comment Blacklist Updater has 1.0K+ active installations while Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… has 1.0K+. Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Comment Blacklist Updater or Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…?

Comment Blacklist Updater has a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews, while Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… has a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews.

Are Comment Blacklist Updater and Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… free?

Comment Blacklist Updater is free and Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Comment Blacklist Updater or Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without…?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Comment Blacklist Updater was last updated 2 years ago and Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without… was last updated 2 years ago.

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