BlackSwan | Block External Request
by BlackSwanDev · Performance
Block unwanted external HTTP requests in WordPress. Blacklist/whitelist management, resource blocking, and one-click pause.
83 health vs 68 average across 574 Performance plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-29 · 1,357 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
66
now · peak 335
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 48 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-28 · 1,355 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-19 40+ → 50+ up after 14 days in band
- 2026-06-05 30+ → 40+ up after 13 days in band
- 2026-05-23 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-19 10+ → 20+ up after 322 days in band
- 2025-07-01 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-06-29 10+ → 20+ up after 59 days in band
- 2025-05-01 20+ → 10+ down after 90 days in band
Competes with
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