Deny All Firewall
by Oliver Campion · Security
Blocks access to everything except genuine site content using .htaccess
80 health vs 64 average across 562 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.
Excellent listing optimization
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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
102
now · peak 299
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.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 30+ down after 24 days in band
- 2026-06-16 50+ → 40+ down after 28 days in band
- 2026-05-19 60+ → 50+ down after 60 days in band
- 2026-03-20 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-18 60+ → 50+ down after 11 days in band
- 2026-03-07 70+ → 60+ down after 85 days in band
- 2025-12-12 80+ → 70+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-12-03 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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