Comments Firewall
by korchix · Security
Firewall protection for comments. Blocks spam before it reaches your database with automatic link filtering and zero manual moderation.
74 health vs 65 average across 531 Security 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 2025-10-21 · 269 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
34
now · peak 69
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 27 days.
Install history · since 2025-10-23 · 264 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 13 days in band
- 2026-06-27 20+ → 30+ up after 22 days in band
- 2026-06-05 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-02 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Forget Spam Comment 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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