Running audit
BotBlocker
- Pulling install history
- Scoring plugin health
- Checking ranking factors
- Reading recent reviews
- Writing your report
Plugin audit
BotBlocker
BotBlocker has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
200+
Rating
1.6★
10 reviews
Downloads / 30d
95
Momentum
-20%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1776 tracked Security plugins: health 35 vs 66 average · rating 2.85★ vs 3.78★.
What we found
Likely abandoned
CriticalNo update in 177 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users avoid them.
What to do: Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -20% while the Security category median is +12%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: A coordinated content + outreach push can re-ignite installs.
Rating below category benchmark
Needs workYour adjusted 2.85★ trails the Security average of 3.78★.
What to do: Close the gap with targeted UX fixes and review recovery.
Readme fails 6 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, names what it works with, headings and lists and enough to quote. Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 10 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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