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Disable WP Robots

by Jeff Starr · Uncategorized

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Disables the robots meta tag added by WordPress.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins

200+

Active installs

≈260 estimated

8.4K

Total downloads

since 2021

3.98★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 1 reviews

-11%

201

Downloads · 30d

category median +20%

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.

85 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,428 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-11% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Sep 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

201

now · peak 372

15730d downloads · Sep 26

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

Disable WP Robots · #11293 you Head Meta Data · #1699 mypace Custom Meta R · #4991 Noindex Attachment P · #8063

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.

785per 1k installs · Sep 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

4

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v2.4

16

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.4 · 2mo ago2.3 · 5mo ago2.2 · 5mo ago2.1 · 10mo ago2.0 · 1.5y ago1.9 · 1.9y ago1.8 · 2.2y ago1.7 · 2.5y ago1.6 · 2.9y ago1.5 · 3.1y ago1.4 · 3.5y ago1.3.1 · 3.9y ago1.3 · 4.3y ago1.2 · 4.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v2.3 69%
v2.0 12%
v2.2 8.1%
v2.1 5.7%
v1.9 4.7%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
200–300 ≈260

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 190 days.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations

200Installs · Sep 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 1 reviews

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5★
1 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
2.4
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2021-03-01 · 5 yrs old
Requires WP
5.7
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6.20
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Recent review vibe

read from the latest 1 reviews to 2024-05-12
Positive Praise

The one review here is happy, calling it simple and effective at doing what it says.

Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ nmrockswp
    2.3y ago

    Does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Simple and effective. Thank you very much!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Italian 100%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-09-01 300+ → 200+ down after 25 days in tier
  2. 2026-08-07 200+ → 300+ up after 28 days in tier
  3. 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-30 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-29 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-26 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-24 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
  8. 2026-06-22 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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