Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
by Jeff Starr · Blocks
Monitor traffic and ban unwanted visitors. Block any user or IP address so they can't access your site.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1380 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-02-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-02-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 10 days in band
- 2023-02-09 1K+ → 900+ down
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