Plugin audit
Grey Rock Block Synchroniser for Wordfence and Clo
Grey Rock Block Synchroniser for Wordfence and Clo is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
10+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
1.1K
Momentum
-55%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1838 tracked Security plugins: health 83 vs 66 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
Tags still to break into the top 24: cloudflare, firewall, multisite.
What to fix first
- 1
“cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rock” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
30-day download momentum is -55% while the Security category median is +3%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
- 3
Ask happy users for a review
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 88/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 1 day ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Neutral
1 review so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -55% while the Security category median is +3%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 1 rating. 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.
Readme fails 1 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for. One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
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 →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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