Failed Login Firewall reporting
by Anton Aleksandrov · Security
Report failed logins to centralized database and block IPs on firewall level!
45 health vs 70 average across 301 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
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 1597 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
54
now · peak 127
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 60+ → 50+ down after 11 days in band
- 2025-09-22 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-21 60+ → 50+ down after 76 days in band
- 2025-07-07 70+ → 60+ down after 96 days in band
- 2025-04-02 80+ → 70+ down after 32 days in band
- 2025-03-01 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-28 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-27 90+ → 80+ down after 12 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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Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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