adBlock Alerter
by SuperWebDev · Blocks
Detects if a user is using adBlock, adBlock Plus or any other software that might be disabling ads on your website and prompts them to disable it.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ad”, “adblock” and “adblock plus” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
42 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 9 reviews to 2019-05-10Reviewers like how simple it is to set up, but several report the page won't scroll while it's active, and one says the alert shows even with the ad blocker off.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4530 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4530 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| adblock plus detect | #19 | #12 | 0 |
| ad your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| adblock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| adblock plus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pro your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ad”, “adblock” and “adblock plus” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 77 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.4y ago
latest release · v0.8.5 · 6 Jun 2014
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Peter Wilhelm7.5y ago
Lasst sich zwar installieren und zeigt auch die gewünschte Meldung an. Aber selbst wenn der Besucher den AdBlocker wie gewünscht ausschaltet, kann man auf der Seite nicht mehr scrollen. Gleich wieder deaktiviert und gelöscht.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ binaryphase11.3y ago
nice… simple and perfect, thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kjetil11.7y ago
With the plugin active it is impossible to scroll any pages of our site. Apart from that it looks promising and very easy to use…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AnndYi12.0y ago
I used anothers for a while untill they stopped working all of a sudden or not working after install. Tested with 4.0 works great. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Briesmi12.3y ago
Display the alert even adblock is disabled (FF 30.0)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ericp2012.4y ago
when the ad blocking program is deactivated, the scroll bar of my navigator (chrome) is not active and can’t scroll down the page. so I can’t use this plug-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zepolo12.4y ago
Thanks for the plugin. useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jammin12.4y ago
I always want a plugin like this for my site,is there a way it can have a count down in sec’s for the window to close,thanks for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 425 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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