Hide WP
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.1K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “protect”, “save resources” and “security” 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.
39 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 13K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3886 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 3.80★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 3886 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antyspam your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| save resources your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “protect”, “save resources” and “security” 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 276 · 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
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.
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 35 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 1K.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 165 days.
Install history since 26 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ breakused7.7y ago
this plugin breaks your website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomaszgabara56779.7y ago
A big round of applause for the author, a very useful thing, that I was looking for! I just checked and it had the latest version of WordPress 4.7.2. I hope that the author does not cease to develop this project 🙂 //For all those that evaluate to 1 star and write so that you do not use it, just write so much, learn to first be programmed and read the instructions it something you use and keep your good habits that before installing anything gets BACKUP page and database with pma, it will avoid many unpleasant things. Greetings and all the best for the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anzawi10.0y ago
its Ruined Theme style
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wasiul Alam Biswas10.0y ago
After installation I changed settings of login urls, when I save it redirects me to out of dashboard. no cant login with default url and doesnt work with changed url too.. I delete the plugin from cpanel but fall in more trouble.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Miguel Sirvent10.4y ago
It is still missing some features but complete enough to be used on production well done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m4gz10.5y ago
Awesome plugin! MUST have everyone. Good spam bot protection also, by changing urls. Works great, dont slow down website. 5 STARS!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diederxl10.6y ago
i know what you’re thinking… don’t. if you want to save yourself time and trouble to restore your database / site, do not use this plugin because it doesn’t work properly. if you’re one of the “why should i listen people i’m going to use it anyway”: backup
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Revaz Eristavi10.7y ago
I must say that this plugin is a must have plugin for the security and protection of your sites identity. Have no idea why other users couldn’t install it properly but I tried all the hypes and all the holes. it has no problems at all. Code is clean and htaccess file works just fine. Maybe we could help translating for better English though. 🙂 But hey.. It is perfectly working plugin.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 7 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 703 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("antyspam", "protect", "save resources", "security", "spam" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-27 400+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 100+ → 400+ up after 1153 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-28 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 200+ → 100+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 200+ down after 2396 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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Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Jetpack Protect 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Stop Spammers Classic 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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