Browser Blocker
by bdoga · Uncategorized
Browser Blocker allows you to pick and choose which browsers(versions) can access your web page and which ones are given a blocked splash screen.
46 health vs 57 average across 9,944 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5027 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
25
now · peak 82
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,371 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-04 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-07-26 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-24 70+ → 60+ down after 43 days in band
- 2025-06-11 60+ → 70+ up after 57 days in band
- 2025-04-15 70+ → 60+ down after 78 days in band
- 2025-01-27 80+ → 70+ down after 20 days in band
- 2025-01-07 70+ → 80+ up after 21 days in band
- 2024-12-17 80+ → 70+ down after 177 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- B Browser Update Ribbon 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- N No IE Welcome 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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PushAlert – Web Push Notifications for WordPress and WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - M Modernizr for WordPress 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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PHP Browser Detection 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - S Stop Oldies 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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