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Bot Block vs GA Google Analytics

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

GA Google Analytics is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 46 for Bot Block, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Bot Block moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Bot Block GA Google Analytics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 500–600 400K–500K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. -17% Stable ✓
Overall health D · 46 A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 77/100 96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ 4.8★ ✓
Reviews 17 158 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 40/100 99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 10.7y ago 3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 186 43.4K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +32% -6%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.5% 3.8% ✓
Category Analytics Analytics

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

Release activity

Bot BlockGA Google Analytics

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.