bad_ip WP
by Iridium Intelligence · Blocks
Lightweight WordPress firewall plugin to block malicious IPs, TOR nodes, and brute-force attacks with real-time sync and control.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈27 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “ban”, “block” and “firewall” 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.
67 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 3.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 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.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 394 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| ban your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 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
- “ban”, “block” and “firewall” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 286 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 5 Oct 2025
9
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AlfredG6.8y ago
This plugin has great potential. Detecting bots and other highly irritating internet threats you can also block IP’s manually. As far as I can see it’s the only pugin to offer the combination of security in this way. Respons of the develloper is very fast. I think this is going to be a winner. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by AlfredG. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by AlfredG.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Lightweight WordPress firewall plugin to block malicious IPs, TOR nodes, and brute-force attacks with real-..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "ideal for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,028 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ban", "security" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-11 10+ → 20+ up after 127 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 30+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 20+ → 30+ up after 223 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 30+ → 20+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 40+ → 30+ down after 211 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 50+ → 40+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2024-01-17 40+ → 50+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2023-12-11 50+ → 40+ down after 209 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).
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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