Hide Trackbacks
by Sander van Dragt · Security
Prevents trackbacks and pingbacks from showing up as comments on posts.
78 health vs 74 average across 231 Security plugins
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
77
now · peak 340
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
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
- 2026-07-10 400+ → 300+ down after 465 days in band
- 2025-04-01 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-03-28 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-26 500+ → 400+ down after 159 days in band
- 2024-10-18 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-10-16 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-10-14 600+ → 500+ down after 17 days in band
- 2024-09-27 500+ → 600+ up after 1 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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - C Cookies for Comments 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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No Self Ping 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - D Delete Pending Comments 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Simply Disable Comments 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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