Advanced IP Blocker vs Wordfence Security

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Advanced IP Blocker

by IniLerm

Health A97

Wordfence Security

by Mark Maunder

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Advanced IP Blocker	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 97 ✓	A · 95
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	89/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	27	5,043 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	20K	1.5M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.