CrowdSec

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ tinaponting

   1.9y ago

   Protects my blog very well from all these nast bots:)

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2. ★★★★★ xivos01

   3.5y ago

   Crowdsec is pretty amazing, easy to set up even if you’re not a security expert, and the documentation is straightforward. The plugin is very well supported, and they don’t just blame plugin conflicts, but actually try to understand the problem and help. I would love to see support for multisite, in the form of having network-wide options instead of having to configure the plugin individually per site.

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3. ★★★★★ datapioneer2

   4.1y ago

   My WordPress server & installation (including PHP version) met or exceeded all requirements. I was running WordPress 6.01 which apparently hasn’t been tested. After downloading and activating the plugin, my site experienced a “Critical Error 503” error and I was unable to access the Admin Dashboard. I was able to overcome this restriction after 2 hours and 15 minutes and deactivating and deleting the CrowdSec plugin allowed me to regain control of my Admin Dashboard and the website was back online.

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4. ★★★★★ azimut2000

   5.6y ago

   Dans l’attente de nouvelles versions…

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5. ★★★★★ CrowdSec - lightweight and collaborative security engine

   5.6y ago

   This plugin helps to keep a site well protected. Don’t hesitate to get it.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2025-12-12 Version 2.13 Allow sending remediation metrics even with a Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) LAPI 2.13
2. 2025-12-05 Version 2.12 Remove Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) subscription button 2.12
3. 2025-06-02 Version 2.11 Add Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) subscription button 2.11
4. 2025-05-09 Version 2.10 Add Usage Metrics table in UI Handle BLaaS LAPI specific behavior 2.10
5. 2025-02-21 Version 2.9 Add usage metrics support 2.9
6. 2024-12-13 Version 2.8 Disable “Public Website only” setting by default 2.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-09-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 527 days in tier
2. 2023-04-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-04-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 15 days in tier
4. 2023-03-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 75 days in tier
5. 2023-01-14 800+ → 900+ up after 99 days in tier
6. 2022-10-07 700+ → 800+ 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).

• SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Wordfence Login Security 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Login Captcha 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B

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CrowdSec: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/crowdsec