Batch REST Guard
by vladanrs · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Block wp2shell REST batch attacks (CVE-2026-63030). Detect fake admins and backdoor plugins. Extra security for hacked sites.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “malware”, “rest api” and “security” for “backdoor”, “cve” and “rest”. “malware” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rest api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cve” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rest” sits at #18 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 →17%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 590 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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
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 82 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, 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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch | #1 | #12 | 0 |
| wp2shell | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| guard | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| backdoor | #11 | #15 | up 1 |
| hacked your tag | #13 | #21 | up 1 |
| rest | #18 | #23 | down 2 |
| cve | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| exploit your tag | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| remove rest api | #21 | #23 | down 6 |
| malware your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “malware”, “rest api” and “security” for “backdoor”, “cve” and “rest”. “malware” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backdoor” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rest api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cve” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rest” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hacked”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 10 Aug 2026 · 82 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 33 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 15 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Block wp2shell REST batch attacks (CVE-2026-63030). Detect fake admins and backdoor plugins. Extra security..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Cloudflare, REST API and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,446 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
- 2026-09-28 90+ → 100+ up
Competes with
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