AI Scrape Protect

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 300 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ metajohn

   9mo ago

   The plugin works great. The only thing I miss is a simple interface where I can select, using checkboxes, the bots I want to block or allow in the robots.txt file. I believe this would be extremely helpful and would represent a significant quality improvement for the plugin, Dan. For example, I currently have Bingbot blocked, and I would like to be able to fix this without having to modify the code or the plugin itself.4 starts for now! 5 if you do something with that! See u and good job

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2. ★★★★★ Marten Moolenaar

   1.2y ago

   Really a super handy plugin. For me personally, I’d like to be able to manage the settings. So I’m looking forward to the next version. Or maybe interaction with the wikipedia entry List_of_bots.

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3. ★★★★★ hagetisse

   1.6y ago

   For me, it’s important that the content that I worked so hard on isn’t used without my permission. This plugin helps me keep AI scraper bots off my website. I tested several of them and it works! Also, it is really easy to manage and looks like it gets updated very regularly, which is essential at the pace that things are moving. Long story short, I’ve installed it on both my websites. Very happy.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-13 200+ → 300+ up after 155 days in tier
2. 2026-03-11 100+ → 200+ up after 169 days in tier
3. 2025-09-23 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-09-21 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-20 90+ → 100+ up after 13 days in tier
6. 2025-09-07 80+ → 90+ up after 17 days in tier
7. 2025-08-21 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
8. 2025-08-17 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier

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).

• Block AI Crawlers 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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• Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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AI Scrape Protect: 300+ active installs, 4.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ai-scrape-protect