Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit
by madfishdigital · SEO
Bulk set the noindex / nofollow robots tag for posts, pages, categories, and author URLs. Easily identify thin content and noindex it fast.
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “rank math” and “yoast” for “nofollow” and “toolkit”. “rank math” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nofollow” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “yoast” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “toolkit” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 66 average across 2,249 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 29.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,200 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Support resolution
Updated 242 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bulk noindex nofollow your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| seo penalty recovery your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| thin content | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| noindex | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| nofollow | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| wp noindex | #6 | #12 | down 1 |
| toolkit | #19 | #17 | down 4 |
| bulk urls | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| bulk tools | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| content toolkit | #22 | #18 | — |
| all in one seo (aioseo) your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| rank math your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yoast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 24 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
- Swap “rank math” and “yoast” for “nofollow” and “toolkit”. “rank math” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nofollow” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “yoast” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “toolkit” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,493 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.30 · 8 Mar 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 8 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ivcata1.2y ago
Great plugin. It helped me NoIndex and NoFollow about 200 pages. Product pages that only paid members of the site have access to, but they also appeared in the sitemap (because I forgot to NoIndex and NoFollow them when creating), which is not good. This plugin probably saved me about 2 days of manual deindexing work. Big thanks to its developers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Krzysztof1.5y ago
Hi. It seems to be doing its job. I am happy with it. Thanks 🙂 [Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kissington2.8y ago
The idea is good but the developer forgot to include bulk indexing/un-indexing for categories and tags. I installed this plugin looking for a way to index categories and tags which had been no-indexed in the past by a SEO plugin I deleted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doctorlai3.0y ago
Just wondering where the status of the posts are stored, If I deactivated the plugin, will the existing posts stay the same status?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caramella11234.3y ago
I have tried this plugin in 2 of my website and is working well with WordPress 6.0.1 and i have Yoast plugin, and in my second website I have AIO SEO plugin They have fabulous customer service!!! Thanks for the amazing job This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by caramella1123. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by caramella1123.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amcguire20104.5y ago
I love lightweight plugins that get straight down to work! Does nothing more than it needs to, but really good at what it does. Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crzyhrse5.7y ago
This is working really nicely for me, and really saved me a lot of messing around and time… Very simple and Easy.. So happy I came upon it… A really really nice bonus is that it is very much synced with Yoast SEO… It picked up some noindexes and nofollows already set through Yoast, let me reset some of them, and then could see the new ones I set with this plugin were being picked up in the Yoast settings on individual pages… And best of all, when this plugin is deactivated the settings in Yoast stay… Don’t know what might happen If I delete this plugin but I maybe will stay(?), and in any case this is nice simply if I want to keep it deactivated until and as needed…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diepocket5.8y ago
This seems to be a hobby project. My site crashed, hope you will remove your plugin from WordPress!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.30 Release Date: March 8th, 2025 Added dedicated Authors tab to manage NoIndex and NoFollow directives for author archive URLs Author archive support includes full Rank Math sync via rank_math_robots user meta; Yoast and AI 2.30
- — Version 2.20 Release Date: April 18, 2025 Added support for Rank Math, minor javascript bug fix when bulk selecting pages and categories, patched a potential vulnerability. 2.20
- — Version 2.16 Release Date: September 24, 2024 Patched a potential vulnerability. 2.16
- — Version 2.15 Release Date: August 24th, 2024 Minor bug fixes for filtering on searched categories, and displaying categories that have no posts. 2.15
- — Version 2.10 Release Date: March 9th, 2024 Patched a potential vulnerability. 2.10
- — Version 2.01 Release Date: February 14th, 2024 Added support for custom post types and categories 2.01
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.30). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.16 Patched in 2.20
- 2024-09-25 CVE-2024-8803 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.15 Patched in 2.16
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit <= 2.01 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via tab, order, and orderby ↗2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29791 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.01 Patched in 2.10
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit <= 1.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 's' ↗2023-10-03 CVE-2023-45065 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.5 Patched in 1.5
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Yoast, Rank Math, Google Search Console.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,364 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("All in One SEO (AIOSEO)", "bulk noindex nofollow", "seo penalty recovery" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2024-04-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-04-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 533 days in tier
- 2022-10-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2022-10-12 800+ → 900+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 800+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2022-08-08 600+ → 700+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2022-07-05 300+ → 600+ up after 322 days in tier
Competes with
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