CrowdSec
by CrowdSec - lightweight and collaborative security engine · Security
This plugin blocks detected attackers or displays them a captcha to check they are not bots.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “captcha” for “blocklist”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocklist” sits at #15 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 1,777 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 62.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 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 3 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 296 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crowdsec your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| hacker protection your tag | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| ip blocker your tag | #21 | #16 | down 3 |
| blocklist | #15 | #15 | down 2 |
| hacker | #18 | #21 | up 1 |
| captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 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 “captcha” for “blocklist”. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocklist” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hacker protection”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.8K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v2.13.1 · 9 Jan 2026
67
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tinaponting2.1y ago
Protects my blog very well from all these nast bots:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xivos013.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ datapioneer24.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azimut20005.7y ago
Dans l’attente de nouvelles versions…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CrowdSec - lightweight and collaborative security engine5.8y ago
This plugin helps to keep a site well protected. Don’t hesitate to get it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2025-12-12 Version 2.13 Allow sending remediation metrics even with a Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) LAPI 2.13
- 2025-12-05 Version 2.12 Remove Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) subscription button 2.12
- 2025-06-02 Version 2.11 Add Blocklist as a Service (BLaaS) subscription button 2.11
- 2025-05-09 Version 2.10 Add Usage Metrics table in UI Handle BLaaS LAPI specific behavior 2.10
- 2025-02-21 Version 2.9 Add usage metrics support 2.9
- 2024-12-13 Version 2.8 Disable “Public Website only” setting by default 2.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
2 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 "This plugin blocks detected attackers or displays them a captcha to check they are not bots."
- ! 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 701 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hacker-protection", "ip blocker" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 527 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2023-03-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2023-01-14 800+ → 900+ up after 99 days in tier
- 2022-10-07 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 700+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2022-07-03 500+ → 600+ up after 34 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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SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 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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