Booter – Bots & Crawlers Manager

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 26% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ spectraemail

   1.2y ago

   Booter would have gotten 5 stars because it does exactly what it says. The problem I find when I use my firewall’s facility that shows me what traffic has occurred, it normally displays data about the host (if known) and what was being accessed, giving me the option to permanently block the IP address, using only 3 mouse clicks. When Booter is involved, all I get to see is a page with the code involved (403,410, 429, etc). That means I have to use an external app to look up the IP address, and then, go to the firewall’s page for entering permanent blocks, entering them. If the number of IP addresses is numerous, that increases the amount of time needed. I’ll continue to use it until I find something that stops crawlers while making running the site easier.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ zepolo

   2.5y ago

   Useful . I hope you won’t abandon the plugin and will update it regularly. There has been no update for a year.

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ worldlightmedia

   3.0y ago

   I got this for Rate Limiting and I must say it works. I had so many bots scraping my site it crashed every day. However, when a legit user accidently got booted, there was no way to clear them. Also, in the forum there are some great questions (like “how to whitelist IP”) but they are left unanswered so I have to give it 4 stars.

   Read on wp.org ↗
4. ★★★★★ GoNo Food Finder

   3.7y ago

   Kudos to this development team for creating a very SIMPLE, highly COMPREHENSIVE, and phenominally effective plugin. We tested a dozen and this is the best.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ Minaya

   4.8y ago

   For who just hate bad bots or some bots in particulars, this plugin is a must have

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ benny1883

   5.4y ago

   Works well, doesn’t block all bots tho

   Read on wp.org ↗
7. ★★★★★ antacid

   6.3y ago

   It finally has stopped some bots that made a lot extra load on my web-site. Visitors stayed the same, number of visits haven’t changed. Load became two times less. Thank you. I use only two options in your plugin: Block Bad Robots Rate Limiting Other options are disabled. But i still get a message: “Booter – Bots & Crawlers Manager has found the following 404 redirect plugin active: bla bla bla. Such redirects prevents Booter from detecting 404 errors as well as being the wrong way to handle broken links. A 404 error is the correct response to invalid URLs while a redirect (30X) tells search engines that the URLs exists (in another location). We therefore recommend that you disable these plugins.” Is it possible to disable this message if i don’t use 404 Logging function? Please add such possibility. This message is too annoying and i need my instaled 404 redirect plugin.

   Read on wp.org ↗
8. ★★★★★ YoramBo

   6.4y ago

   Thank You! It saved my two shops I launched and didn’t expect the massive traffic generated by crawlers. It was a solution provided by the hosting experts managed my sites:-) This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by YoramBo. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by YoramBo.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.1 Removed automatic remote list downloads. Added local bot and referrer lists. Added human-readable source files for bundled assets. Updated text domain to match the WordPress.org plugin slug. Updated transient prefixes. U 1.6.1
2. — Version 1.6.0 Security: Comprehensive output escaping and sanitization overhaul across all UI and log files. Security: Hardened database queries and table creation processes (dbDelta) to strictly prevent SQL injection. Refactor: Migra 1.6.0
3. — Version 1.5.8 Update tested up to Fix security issues 1.5.8
4. — Version 1.5.7 Update tested up to 1.5.7
5. — Version 1.5.6 Move additiona bots list to a remote list 1.5.6
6. — Version 1.5.5 Fix rare crash of the UI 1.5.5

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Booter <= 1.5.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-01-25 CVE-2026-24534 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.5.7 Patched in 1.5.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 241 days in tier
2. 2025-08-14 9K+ → 8K+ down after 973 days in tier
3. 2022-12-15 8K+ → 9K+ up after 54 days in tier
4. 2022-10-22 9K+ → 8K+ down

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).

• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Booter – Bots & Crawlers Manager into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

Booter – Bots & Crawlers Manager: 7K+ active installs, 4.7★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/booter-bots-crawlers-manager