Gravity Forms Block Email Domains
by GravityKit · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 111K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily set a list of email domains to block on email fields in Gravity Forms.
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Health
D 54/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blacklist”, “block domain” and “block email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
54 health vs 71 average across 2,526 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 13.1K 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 726 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 726 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blacklist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block domain your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocklist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blacklist”, “block domain” and “block email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 816 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 5 Nov 2024
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ worldlightmedia2.6y ago
I’m using Gravity Forms Version 2.8.7 and the plugin is not working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VegasWill3.3y ago
This plugin is a huge help. Especially since many people change IPs to try to get through. Not necessary, but the only thing that could make it better (not needed at all, just me being greedy!) is a list of all the emails that tried to get a form through while on the blocklist. Thank you for this great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gaetaneksz4.1y ago
what’s wrong guys, it doesn’t work anymore. Plus, it’s stupid to set it up for each and every form. Make it a general setting.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brightvesseldev4.2y ago
Thanks for taking the time to help us by providing a great tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamkho4.2y ago
The validation works only if you have only one email field but not with 2 email input field (confirmation one). This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by jamkho.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeriss Cloud Center4.3y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ retrovertigo4.4y ago
I had to deactivate it for the network and activate on a single page instead, after that it worked like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jinox4.5y ago
It works as it is advertised!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily set a list of email domains to block on email fields in Gravity Forms."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 337 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("blacklist", "Block domain", "blocklist" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2024-03-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 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).
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Gravity Forms Email Blacklist 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Block List Updater 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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