HTACCESS IP Blocker vs Spider Blocker

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

HTACCESS IP Blocker

by Taraprasad Swain

Health D45

Spider Blocker

by Niteo

Health D50

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	HTACCESS IP Blocker	Spider Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	17/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	1	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	6.3y ago	2.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	317	3.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	51% ✓	3.2%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

✓ 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.