Discourage Search Engines – Dashboard notification

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

Both reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, and one calls it handy for building new sites.

1. ★★★★★ stijndw

   8.1y ago

   Works as advertised! A very useful tool when developing new websites.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ rubenpauwels

   8.5y ago

   Does what it is supposed to do.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-02-14 200+ → 100+ down after 537 days in tier
2. 2023-08-27 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2023-08-22 200+ → 100+ down after 34 days in tier
4. 2023-07-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-07-18 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
6. 2023-07-07 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2023-07-05 200+ → 300+ up after 152 days in tier
8. 2023-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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).

• Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A

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Discourage Search Engines – Dashboard notification: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/discourage-search-engines-dashboard-notification