Bot Block – Stop Spam Referrals in Google Analytics
by Ricky Dawn · SEO
Block spam referrals showing in Google Analytics and save bandwidth. Central database of sites, ability to add custom URL's and stats.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “google”, “google analytics” and “google analytics spam” 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.
49 health vs 66 average across 2,241 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 20.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,198 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3905 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 7.1
4.2★ over 17 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3905 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google”, “google analytics” and “google analytics spam” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 186 · 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
10.7y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 24 Feb 2016
18
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles10 of the last 12 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review, and 6 of those landed between 2015-07-27 and 2015-08-07.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jeff Rudd10.1y ago
I would give this a zero rating if that was available. Found it COMPLETELY useless in getting rid of www1.free-share-buttons.top
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gulshan Kumar10.2y ago
I liked this plugin and I proudly recommend to everyone.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sitenista10.5y ago
Downloaded this plugin as my referral report in analytics was completely distorted by referral spam, after downloading the plugin and following the two step process on the plugin page I saw that a lot of the spam traffic was disappearing from my report, which was great however the one site I wanted to get rid of most (the reason I downloaded the plugin in the first place) is still appearing on my reports ‘Rank-checker.online’ I turned to the support page for help however the response is so far non existent, I would just love some help on this really as the software can clearly do the job on the other referee’s.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fairy-Rider10.7y ago
With this plugin is can really block bots that were spamming my analytics. Now I can protect my site from these potentially unwanted clickbots, brute-force attacks, and other spambots. That can also block spamdexers too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beyondthescene10.7y ago
Sweet plugin, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toricksshoes10.7y ago
Very useful plugin, my analytics was getting overrun with spam – I even had more spam traffic than genuine traffic at one point 🙁 Now the spam is no more!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stephenhutchie10.7y ago
So happy with this plugin, love the stats and the video showing you how to setup the filter… bye spam.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tayfunozer10.9y ago
işe yarıyor. güzel eklenti
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.6). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Bot Block – Stop Spam Referrals in Google Analytics <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57935 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Block spam referrals showing in Google Analytics and save bandwidth. Central database of sites, ability to..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 Google Analytics.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,844 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-08 600+ → 500+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 700+ → 600+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 800+ → 700+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 900+ → 800+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1009 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2022-05-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 997 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 369 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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HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Google Analytics Events – No-Code Custom Event Tracking for Google Analytics 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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