BSK Forms Blacklist
by bannersky · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 8.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Checks field content and block submitting base on your keywords. Blocking IP, Country is only supported in the Pro version.
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Health
B 70/100
Stale
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “blacklist”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
70 health vs 65 average across 2,511 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 36.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 426 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 426 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| invitation code your tag | #9 | #12 | up 1 |
| blacklist your tag | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| ip blacklist your tag | #12 | #14 | down 2 |
| form blacklist | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| invitation form | #20 | #15 | up 1 |
| formidable forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “blacklist”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “ip blacklist”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “formidable forms” and “gravity form” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ penkalad1.9y ago
Super plugin for Gravity Forms/Contact Forms 7 with excellent support and great communication! Highly recommend it to anyone. Thank you for your hard work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carollynn2.5y ago
Get the premium version, it is 100% worth it. Support is instant and helpful. The plugin has saved me a ton of time trying to parse spam and I love having the blocked data so I can make sure nothing got filtered that shouldn’t have. I currently use it with Gravity Forms and it works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pinkish12.6y ago
After using the free version, I decided to purchase the Pro for the extra features (invitation list). The support offered is great and the plugin is very powerful and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vonkles2.6y ago
I was really surprised by the personal, swift and helpful support. It gives me confidence that my website will work properly as I intended. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TekGirlyMama4.8y ago
Thanks for this free plugin, for the ability to mark an entry as spam by creating blacklists. 50 black lists with 100 items per each is quite generous and typically enough. All other functionality is PRO paid version, but still was helpful for my needs, as had a sicko lowlife client thief trying to get hundreds of dollars worth of our goods for free. PayPal closed his fake cheat claim and chargebacks and he attacked again and again and began pounding with dirty filthy emails that passed honeypot and other spam email plugins. Thanks to yours I could create a list with his 8 frequently used filth and block him from submitting. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jon Fuller5.0y ago
Description says: Supports block IP address by country or only allow IP addresses in a country. Upon install, plugin says: This feature only available Pro version So don’t advertise a paid feature that’s not in your fee plugin here, without such a disclaimer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chicagola5.1y ago
This plugin is an excellent easy tool to fight spam and scam website form messages. My clients were getting all types of messages trying to trick them into scams, and it wasted so much of our time dealing with it. Now we can stop them and it feels so good to have this stress and hassle gone. If you have a website contact form, this plugin is a requirement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjoudrey6.2y ago
Was seeking advice about the plugin, and support was swift to respond and concretely give me the information to make my decision. With the usage of VPN, and other external applications users have nowadays it’s really a hard thing to combat, but plugins like this can be a piece of the puzzle to set yourself up with a proper solution for your GravityForms on your website.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-09-30 CVE-2024-47624 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.8.1 Patched in 3.9
- 2024-08-09 CVE-2024-43233 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.8 Patched in 3.8.1
- Patched Medium · 4.4 BSK Forms Blacklist <= 3.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-11-28 CVE-2023-5980 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.6.3 Patched in 3.7
- Patched High · 7.2 BSK Forms Blacklist <= 3.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'order' and 'orderby' ↗2023-04-24 CVE-2023-30872 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.6.2 Patched in 3.6.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
4 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 "Checks field content and block submitting base on your keywords. Blocking IP, Country is only supported in..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,241 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ip blacklist" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 370 days in tier
- 2023-11-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 676 days in tier
- 2022-01-18 700+ → 1K+ 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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Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Country Code Selector 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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