Banana Defender – GDPR-Compliant Firewall, Scanner & Virtual Patching for WordPress
by flexxdev · Security
WordPress Security — Made in Germany. Firewall, Virtual Patching, Malware Scanner & Login Protection. GDPR-compliant, cookie-free, no cloud.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-43%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “firewall” for “virtual patching”. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “virtual patching” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 699 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,084 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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
- Version
- 2026.9.201
- Last updated
- 5d ago
- Added
- 2026-09-09
- Requires WP
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| virtual patching | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| defender | #14 | #15 | down 2 |
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| malware your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 27 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
- Swap “firewall” for “virtual patching”. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “virtual patching” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Sep 2026 · 67 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 410 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, 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 1 Nov 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.
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 23 Sep 2026
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
7 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 18 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,647 characters of description.
- ✓ 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 show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared search A -
Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared search A -
Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared search A -
Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared search A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared search A -
Virusdie | One-click website security 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared search B
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