AdBlock Detector
by AdPushup · Uncategorized
Find out how many of your visitors are using ad blocking software.
41 health vs 65 average across 4,129 Uncategorized plugins
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3615 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
173
now · peak 178
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 107 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 85 days in band
- 2026-04-16 20+ → 30+ up after 888 days in band
- 2023-11-10 30+ → 20+ down after 13 days in band
- 2023-10-28 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-10-25 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in band
- 2023-10-15 20+ → 30+ up after 88 days in band
- 2023-07-19 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Clarity – Ad blocker for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
CHP Ads Block Detector 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - A Adblock invite (Yes adblock) 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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