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<.htaccess> IP block

by EazyServer · Blocks

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This plugin uses the power of Apache server to block unwanted IP addresses from accessing or harming your Wordpress site.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
43 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

43 health vs 67 average across 1,680 Blocks plugins

10+

Active installs

≈17 estimated

2.2K

Total downloads

since 2016

3.77★

Rating (adjusted)

3.0★ raw · 2 reviews

+4%

56

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

Removal-risk signals

51/100

Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.

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.

43 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 32/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3606 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-07 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+4% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

56

now · peak 160

5630d downloads · Aug 26

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

<.htaccess> IP block · #32354 you Redirection · #22 Htaccess File Editor · #852 Spider Blocker · #1255

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.

5.6Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10–20 ≈17

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2019-12-11 · 1,383 observations

10Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 2 reviews

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5★
1 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
9.9y ago
Added
2016-10-12 · 9 yrs old
Requires WP
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Tested up to
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Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ EazyServer
    9.4y ago

    I have been using this plugin on WP network and works superbly well protecting several sites at once. That said, it does require advanced setup and admin access to server and config files. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by EazyServer.

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  2. ★★★★★ chrisssy
    9.4y ago

    WP version 4.7.3–en_GB installed and activated and site instantly went down. Had to delete plugin via FTP

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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