Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

by Automattic

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

Version 5.7.2 4.7 / 5 rating

Active Installs: 5M+
Rating: 4.7 / 5
Requires PHP: 7.2
Tested Up To: 7.1.1
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2026

External Links

WordPress.org plugin page Plugin website

BenchWP Test Runs

8 total

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.13s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.06s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:40 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "install_passed": true,
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    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.129068,
    "admin_status_code": 302,
    "admin_time_seconds": 0.06285,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:35Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:40Z",
    "duration_seconds": 7.147517,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 6s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.14s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.09s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:40 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php83-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.144848,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.089372,
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    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:41Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:46Z",
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    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 6s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.16s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.06s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:40 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "php_version": "8.4",
    "wordpress_version": "7.0",
    "base_url": "https://php84-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
    "install_passed": true,
    "activation_passed": true,
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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.162653,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.057847,
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    "plugin_warnings": 0,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:47Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:52Z",
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    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.11s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.07s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:40 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "base_url": "https://php85-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.114931,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.066744,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:54Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:40:59Z",
    "duration_seconds": 7.223964,
    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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