Block Common Crawl via robots.txt
by apasionados · Uncategorized
Blocks the Common Crawl bot (CCBot) that gathers data that is used to train AI algorithms like ChatGPT through the WordPress virtual robots.txt file
45 health vs 57 average across 8,804 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1028 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-05-23 · 1,151 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29
now · peak 67
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-05-22 · 1,151 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-21 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-15 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-14 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-12 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-11 40+ → 30+ down after 16 days in band
- 2025-08-26 30+ → 40+ up after 389 days in band
- 2024-08-02 40+ → 30+ down after 19 days in band
- 2024-07-14 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Block Archive.org via WordPress robots.txt 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags B -
Block Chat GPT via robots.txt 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags D -
Block Feed and Comments via robots.txt 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags D -
Robots.txt rewrite 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
Robots.txt Editor 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Multipart robots.txt editor 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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