FV Antispam is the #40 ranked spam app on WordPress, with a 3.7 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
FV Antispam is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by FolioVision. With a rating of 3.7★ from 3 reviews, it currently ranks #40 in the Spam category.
AppRanks data: FV Antispam ranks #40 in Spam on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 8% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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FV Antispam is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Spam category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by FolioVision — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.7★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How FV Antispam works
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FV Antispam is a powerful and simple antispam plugin. FV Antispam moves any spambot (machine written) comments directly to the trash and allows Akismet to just deal with human spam.
What makes FV Antispam better than any other solution is the very low CPU load. FV Antispam will not burden your hosting or slow down your server. Other effective antispam plugins may get your hosting cancelled. Really. It happened to us, that’s why we wrote FV Antispam.
The Problem Our studies on our own sites have shown that for every 50 human spam comments a popular weblog will have up to 10,000 machine generated spam. With FV Antispam, Akismet finally becomes a usefull tool again allowing you to browse your spam folder and pull out any Akismet false positives. If you use just Akismet, bots fill your whole spam folder with thousands of comments. It’s nearly an impossible task to browse through hundreds or thousands of comments to find one or two false positives.
Why choose FV AntiSpam?
Dead simple. Just install, turn on and go. FV Antispam doesn’t need configuration. No redundant and dangerous options or cryptic choices.
Effective.
Reliable.
Zero false positives.
Virtually no CPU server load.
Works with the most powerful WordPress form processor – Filled In. Utilizes Akismet for it as well if installed. Allows you to enter custom questions for extra protection.
How does FV AntiSpam work so well?
No detectable signature for spam bots
Blacklisted comments are put into trash
The spam is moved directly to trash
Spam pings and trackbacks are moved directly into trash if detected by Akismet
Works hand in hand with Akismet, not trying to replace the collective system but supplement it.
Stops only the machine spam
Doesn’t stop human spam which Akismet will move to spam folder.
Keeps the spam folder almost empty so you can quickly go through the spam folder to rescue any Akismet false positives. This is impossible without FV Antispam as the spam folder of any popular site would have thousands of bot posted spam every week or even every day.
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Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Spam#40of 541Top 8%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where FV Antispam stands in the Spam category
FV Antispam ranks #40 of 541 apps in the Spam category, placing it in the top 8% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is FV Antispam?
FV Antispam is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.7-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Spam category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by FolioVision.
Who uses FV Antispam?
Currently around 900 active stores have installed FV Antispam. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Spam category on WordPress.
Where does FV Antispam rank on WordPress?
FV Antispam currently sits at position #40 in the Spam category on WordPress. That places it in the top 7% of 541 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.