Detect Search Engine Referrer
by moazam · Search
This plugin disable w3 total cache plugin functionality if visitor is coming from search engine.
42 health vs 62 average across 347 Search plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5484 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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
23
now · peak 54
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-18 20+ → 10+ down after 712 days in band
- 2024-01-06 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-01-02 20+ → 30+ up after 177 days in band
- 2023-07-09 30+ → 20+ down after 90 days in band
- 2023-04-10 40+ → 30+ down after 59 days in band
- 2023-02-10 30+ → 40+ up after 43 days in band
- 2022-12-29 40+ → 30+ down after 12 days in band
- 2022-12-17 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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Ads.txt and App-Ads.txt – AdEnergizer 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
PRO Sitemaps Connect 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
SEO Advicer by ScorpionGodLair.com 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - W WP AdminTools 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
- S Search by Tags 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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