CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection
by CloudFilt · Security
Prevent and stop bots traffic. This plugin inserts in your website the CloudFilt codes for the security tracking available on https://cloudfilt.com/.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “antispam”, “block bots” and “web application firewall” for “stop bots”, “antispam protection” and “ddos”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stop bots” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block bots” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “antispam protection” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web application firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 256 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stop bad bots your tag | #9 | #23 | down 1 |
| stop bots | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| antispam protection | #19 | #23 | down 3 |
| ddos | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| bot blocking | #22 | #22 | down 1 |
| bot traffic | #22 | #22 | down 1 |
| bad bots | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| antispam security | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| antispam comment spam | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| antispam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block bots your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web application firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 13 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 “antispam”, “block bots” and “web application firewall” for “stop bots”, “antispam protection” and “ddos”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stop bots” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block bots” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “antispam protection” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web application firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 864 · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.0.20 · 17 Feb 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aizathawari5.4y ago
I use to have bad bots and spam, trying to brute access to my websites and client’s websites. Once I use Cloudfilt, this has reduced significantly, better than Cloudflare. Its really effective. Only downside is that I wish the client dashboard will be coming to WordPress or to their webapp.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mobouel5.5y ago
Very good plugin,I love it, after installation: 0 attacks, 0 SPAM. Very easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smudge2k5.6y ago
After a very short time of having this software installed on my sites, I have been amazed at the number of Bots that were previously getting through Prior to installing cloudfilt. The software shows you in the dashboard what is being stopped. A lot of Spam had still been getting through prior to the install. Now that all seems to have stopped completely. I have had no issues with it working alongside my other security plugins either
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Prevent and stop bots traffic. This plugin inserts in your website the CloudFilt codes for the security tra..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,652 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "block bots" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-29 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 600+ → 500+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-27 600+ → 500+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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