# Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

> The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `akismet`
- Author: Automattic
- Version: 5.7.2
- Active installs: 5+ million
- Last update: 2026-08-18 (3 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.8, PHP 7.2
- Tags: anti-spam, antispam, comments, contact form, spam
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 3 months ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports.

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