Bot Protection with Turnstile
by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ · Security
Also makes 14 other plugins · 207.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight plugin that protects core WordPress forms and selected third‑party plugins from spam and bot attacks using Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
200+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “captcha” and “cloudflare” for “bot protection” and “bot blocker”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot protection” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot blocker” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnstile your tag | #18 | #24 | up 4 |
| bot protection | #21 | #24 | up 3 |
| bot blocker | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 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
- Swap “captcha” and “cloudflare” for “bot protection” and “bot blocker”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot protection” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bot blocker” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 May 2025 · 529 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 243 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
7 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 "A lightweight plugin that protects core WordPress forms and selected third‑party plugins from spam and bot..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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, Stripe, bbPress and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,617 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security", "spam protection" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 100+ → 200+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 100+ → 200+ up
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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Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Spam Filter – Privacy-Friendly CAPTCHA Alternative with Turnstile for Contact Form 7, WPForms, BuddyPress, Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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