Botless Core
by webgardengeek · Blocks
Protect your embedded HTML videos from unwanted bot traffic. Save bandwidth by blocking bots from downloading video content.
63 health vs 70 average across 869 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-05-29 · 414 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
25
now · peak 49
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-05-30 · 403 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-02 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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