Block Referer Spam vs Analytics Spam Blocker

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

Block Referer Spam

by supersoju

Health B80

Analytics Spam Blocker

by Arnan

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Block Referer Spam Analytics Spam Blocker

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	Block Referer Spam	Analytics Spam Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	-11% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	79/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	72/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.57★	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	21 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago ✓	8mo ago
Downloads · 30d	502 ✓	143
Category	Security	Analytics

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

Release activity

Block Referer Spam Analytics Spam Blocker

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.