Bolcal Anti Spam vs Blackhole for Bad Bots

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

Bolcal Anti Spam

by BOLCAL

Health B79

Blackhole for Bad Bots

by Jeff Starr

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Bolcal Anti Spam	Blackhole for Bad Bots
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 79	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	0	148 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	49	46.0K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

Bolcal Anti Spam Blackhole for Bad Bots

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.