Block Temporary Email
by IsTempMail · Email & Marketing
This plugin stops users from giving you disposable or fake email addresses when signing up. This helps reduce spam and fraud.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “check email” and “validate email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
66 health vs 66 average across 2,123 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 446 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 446 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| temporary email your tag | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| temporary | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| fake email your tag | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| disposable email your tag | #20 | #12 | 0 |
| temporary post | #10 | #18 | up 2 |
| temporary users | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| block fake users | #21 | #19 | 0 |
| check email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| validate email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “check email” and “validate email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 636 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.7.5 · 12 Aug 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 29 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Erik Molenaar11mo ago
i opted for this plugin because it is lightweight, simple, works great en the devs really listen to feedback!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diazcomunicacion3.8y ago
I tried all kinds of methods… 3 plugins… Edit wp-config.php and I even asked Chat GPT to give me a snippet but the solution was this incredible plugin, which worked perfectly with WOO, tks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paolurso4.5y ago
This plugin is outstanding, it does exactly what I expected. I also had a problem and the support was very fast and efficient. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antonv5.5y ago
offers of disposal emails grow faster than the plugin can keep up with. From the first three disposables offered by google, one was blocked. A BIG FAIL This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by antonv.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Soren Singh5.8y ago
The plugin works like charm, I tested it with different temp domains and it blocked all of em. Recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ whateverfree27.7y ago
Seem there is only this type of plugin in WP repository, I am looking for this plugin for a long time. Thanks so much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harry8.3y ago
I actually thought it’s not going to work properly with CF7. But I was wrong. Working perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ staginski9.5y ago
I use the function “is_email()” in my private plugin. It works reliably…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin stops users from giving you disposable or fake email addresses when signing up. This helps redu..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 813 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("check email", "disposable email", "validate email" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-14 500+ → 400+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 600+ → 500+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2026-03-17 500+ → 600+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 400+ → 500+ up after 79 days in tier
- 2025-11-24 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 300+ → 400+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Temp Mail Detector – Block Temporary Emails 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Ultimate Email Validator – Validate and Stop Fake, Temporary and Disposable Emails 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Peneira Disposable Email Blocker — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Disposable Email Blocker for WooCommerce – Block Fake and Temporary Emails at Checkout — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Tempmails 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - B Block Disposable Email 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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