Forge AI Bot Log – Block AI Bots, Crawler Detection & Verification
by forgecreative · AI
Also makes 4 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Detect, verify and block AI crawlers, bots and scrapers. Vendor IP lists and reverse-DNS checks flag spoofed user agents, not trust them.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “llm” and “scraper” for “crawler detection” and “bot log”. “llm” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “crawler detection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scraper” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “bot log” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 2.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 13 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crawler detection | #4 | #20 | 0 |
| bot log | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| ai blocker your tag | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| training data your tag | #9 | #22 | down 2 |
| block ai crawlers | #8 | #21 | up 1 |
| training log | #4 | #21 | — |
| ai bot | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| crawler | #16 | #24 | up 1 |
| bot blocker | #10 | #17 | down 2 |
| block ai bots | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| ai bots | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| gptbot | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| bot detection | #12 | #22 | up 2 |
| bot verification | #7 | #20 | down 2 |
| scraper your tag | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| bot | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| ai crawlers | #19 | #23 | up 5 |
| crawler log | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| scrapers | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| block scrapers | #9 | #22 | up 1 |
| llm your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| robots.txt your tag | Not checked yet | ||
61 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “llm” and “scraper” for “crawler detection” and “bot log”. “llm” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “crawler detection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scraper” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “bot log” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 26 Jul 2026 · 98 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 90.
Install history since 15 Sep 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
8 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 "Detect, verify and block AI crawlers, bots and scrapers. Vendor IP lists and reverse-DNS checks flag spoofe..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for publishers", "who need", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions OpenAI, ChatGPT, Claude.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,607 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ai blocker" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 80+ → 90+ up after 0 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 90+ → 80+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 60+ → 70+ 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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Website LLMs.txt 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Robots Txt 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Virtual Robots.txt 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Robots.txt Editor 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Block AI Crawlers 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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