Developer Tools Blocker vs Spider Blocker

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

Health D46

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Developer Tools Blocker moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Developer Tools Blocker	Spider Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	17/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	15 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.0y ago	2.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	149	3.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5% ✓	1.6%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Developer Tools BlockerSpider 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.