Invalid Traffic Blocker
by Michael Akinwumi · Uncategorized
Protect your site from invalid traffic by blocking suspicious IPs using the IPHub.info API.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “vpn”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,765 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,776 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 7 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
55
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
42%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+1.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| invalid | #3 | #14 | up 2 |
| invalid traffic your tag | #4 | #22 | up 3 |
| invalid clicks | #3 | #22 | up 19 |
| vpn your tag | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| vpn blocker | #5 | #9 | up 2 |
| blocker your tag | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| site blocker | #13 | #20 | 0 |
| ip blocker | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| get traffic | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress ip blocker | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| adsense your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 16 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
- One page off on “vpn”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “adsense” and “ip” 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.
- Already on top for “invalid” and “invalid clicks”. #3 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Apr 2025 · 565 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
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
7d ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 26 Oct 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
Install history since 16 Apr 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mrcode981.4y ago
i like this plugin is so easy to use and block all bad IPs
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Protect your site from invalid traffic by blocking suspicious IPs using the IPHub.info API."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,584 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 40+ → 30+ down after 171 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 40+ → 50+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 30+ → 40+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2026-01-09 20+ → 30+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2025-11-08 10+ → 20+ up
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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VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Server IP & Memory Usage Display 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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