Honeypot Toolkit
by Jeff Sterup · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically insert Project Honeypot links into your pages and block IP addresses that are listed on various block lists you can choose from.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “brute force protection” and “login monitor” for “toolkit” and “user enumeration”. “brute force protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “toolkit” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “user enumeration” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 20.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Support resolution
Updated 268 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| project honeypot your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| honeypot your tag | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| toolkit | #22 | #19 | down 6 |
| spam prevention your tag | #23 | #18 | up 1 |
| user enumeration | #24 | #23 | down 6 |
| brute force prevention | #16 | #17 | 0 |
| brute force protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login monitor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “brute force protection” and “login monitor” for “toolkit” and “user enumeration”. “brute force protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “toolkit” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “user enumeration” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v5.0.4 · 6 Feb 2026
45
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months 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 24 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ techguysa6mo ago
Warning to all make your white list range short. I thought i white listed it i know its the case on wordfence but i manage to let it think i the admin made it think it was a bot and locked me out. If this is the case use Tor browser to log in since it changes the IP there. 3 stars cause im not 100% sure if this is really working its doing some good heavy lifting but support from these pages seem non existant. not mine just other people. but if your IP is 80.50.10.125 make it 80.50.10.124 – 80.50.10.126 if it happens again cause i swear i did this im gonna loose my mind spent 1 hour trying to figure out WHIHC WAF got triggered
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dichternebel3.0y ago
This plugin does the job very well. Besides using Project Honyepot and Spamcop, I really love the additional Login and 404 handling that protects from brute force attacks. In combination with a 2FA login plugin this makes me finally feel a lot safer using WordPress. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thorsten1073.8y ago
Nevertheless, 10 messages come to spam on day via the contact form. This plugin does not block anything
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrea4.9y ago
with version 5.8.2 (also multiste)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ogbcashdown5.5y ago
Has been very effective in blocking malicious traffic to my site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Boretsyan5.7y ago
Hi there, I have installed Honeypot Toolkit plugin on my website, the status is: @ – Honey Pot Active but I haven’t any data in activity list in plugin. I have verified script and the dedicated link is on all my pages but now activity yet! What should I do to enable this plugin and make it working?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caffeinefiend6.9y ago
I’m really enjoying using the Honeypot. In the past i was using cloudflare and plugins just to block the little blights. Now its a enjoyable sport to see how many of the pests i caught each morning. So to me this is much like going fishing, but here we are just catching the invasive pests. The plugin works really well and even though my version of WordPress is quite a bit newer (5.3.2) than the supported i’ve had no problems at all. Its nice to run a plugin that benefits the larger community whilst making everything so simple to install and use. I’ve even taken to using an advertisement manager plugin to switch the trap links and allow me to change my trap bait as i call it. Like i said its a great sport!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jodisolbrig8.4y ago
This plugin is working very well and gives easy logging of failed logins, spammers, and bots.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically insert Project Honeypot links into your pages and block IP addresses that are listed on vario..."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 675 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("brute force protection", "login monitor", "spam prevention" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-17 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-10 400+ → 500+ up after 2 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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eSherpa Login Guard — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Titan Anti-spam & Security – Brute Force Protection, 2FA & Spam Filter 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blackhole for Bad Bots 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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