DevDome Bot Protection: Bot Blocker and AI Crawler Control
by DevDome · Blocks
Also makes 9 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Block bad bots, control AI crawlers and review bot traffic with local detection and configurable rules, without CAPTCHAs.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bad bots”, “block ai crawlers” and “bot traffic” for “bot protection”, “crawler” and “crawlers”. “bad bots” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “bot protection” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block ai crawlers” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “crawler” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “bot traffic” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “crawlers” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 1.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
55
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bot blocker your tag | #3 | #15 | up 16 |
| crawler control your tag | #4 | #20 | up 2 |
| bot protection | #5 | #23 | up 3 |
| bot traffic your tag | #11 | #20 | up 2 |
| block ai crawlers your tag | #11 | #22 | up 8 |
| crawler | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| bot control | #5 | #23 | up 3 |
| bot | #17 | #23 | up 3 |
| crawlers | #16 | #22 | up 4 |
| bad bots your tag | #19 | #24 | up 4 |
| bot detection | #8 | #20 | up 4 |
| ai blocker | #9 | #20 | up 2 |
| bad bot | #9 | #24 | up 5 |
| bot block | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| crawler detection | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| ai bot | #16 | #24 | up 7 |
| no bot | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| wordpress bot | #19 | #24 | — |
| ai protection | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| site crawler | #22 | #24 | — |
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 46 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “bad bots”, “block ai crawlers” and “bot traffic” for “bot protection”, “crawler” and “crawlers”. “bad bots” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “bot protection” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block ai crawlers” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “crawler” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “bot traffic” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “crawlers” sits at #16 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 “block ai crawlers”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “bot traffic”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 26 Sep 2026 · 36 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 12 Oct 2026
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
7 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 "Block bad bots, control AI crawlers and review bot traffic with local detection and configurable rules, wit..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 21 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 16,430 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 20+ → 100+ 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).
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Witen Blocker – Block AI Crawlers, Limit Login Attempts & 2FA — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
BitFire Security – Firewall, Malware Scanner, Bot Blocker, Login Protection 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Invisible Anti Spam for Contact Form 7 (Simple No-Bot) 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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