Gotham Block Extra Light
by Kapsule Corp · Blocks
Also makes 7 other plugins · 90+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin detects if the user's browser has AdBlock software activated and displays a popup if this is the case (screenshot 1).
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
30+
≈36 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “adblock”. Down 5 places since 2026-10-01, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
82 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 7.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 3.94★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| block adblock your tag | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| detect adblock your tag | #7 | #11 | up 1 |
| adblock block | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| adblock your tag | #20 | #20 | down 5 |
| adblock plus detect | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| detects users with adblock | #11 | #14 | 0 |
| adblock detect | #13 | #14 | 0 |
| popup light | #17 | #22 | up 3 |
| wp adblock | #17 | #21 | — |
| no adblock | #18 | #18 | down 2 |
| ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 13 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
- Slipping on “adblock”. Down 5 places since 2026-10-01, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “ads” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 11 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jhoujhou9195302551.7y ago
Waste of time 100% useless
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mav-IT Kft.1.7y ago
It’s worth nothing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baf2854.6y ago
Плагин не работает
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ claudiomasci5.3y ago
Tested with uBlock Origin and with AdBlock, it does not appear with either.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bettina5.5y ago
It detects no Adblock Software on the user site! That makes this plugin complete useless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sidelancer5.6y ago
Simple and works right away. I paid $20 for a premium plugin to do the same thing and it didn’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digital545.7y ago
Reklam engelleme programları zaplacanlitv.com, sitemizin reklam geliri çok düşük olduğu için bu uygulamayı kullananları artık engelleyebiliyoruz.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee5.7y ago
Finally an anti adblocker that not only works but works remarkably well! Nicely coded plugin, throws the scripts right into the WP core. I am an Asset Cleanup (Pro) user, so unloading your scripts from certain pages where I am not running ads was easy. But if I was to give any suggestion for a future update: It would be to allow within your plugin to exclude from posts/pages by comma separated ID’s. Again, GREAT PLUGIN! Thanks! 5 STARS!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Gotham Block Extra Light <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Settings ↗2026-01-13 CVE-2025-15021 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.0 Patched in 1.6.0
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Gotham Block Extra Light <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via 'ghostban' Shortcode ↗2026-01-13 CVE-2025-15020 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.5.0 Patched in 1.6.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin detects if the user's browser has AdBlock software activated and displays a popup if this is th..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,140 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "block adblock", "detect adblock" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 40+ → 30+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 50+ → 40+ down after 87 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 60+ → 50+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 50+ → 60+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 60+ → 50+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 50+ → 60+ up after 21 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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Clarity – Ad blocker for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Admiral Adblock Analytics 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
ZDN Adblock Detector 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Block AdBlock 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove Disqus Ads 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Detect Missing Adblocker 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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