Blackhole for Bad Bots

by Jeff Starr · Security

Blackhole is a WordPress security plugin that detects and traps bad bots in a virtual black hole, where they are denied access to your entire site.

⚠ Declining

81 Health · B

Maintenance 100

Rating quality 93

Support 70

Momentum 32

Active installs

30K+

Total downloads

927.5K

Rating (adjusted)

4.68★

4.7★ raw · 148 reviews

Downloads · 30d

4.3K -42%

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,375 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-42%

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

wp.org reports only “30K+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate

30K–40K ≈39K

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

Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots

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