iRobots.txt SEO is a SEO optimized, secure and customizable robots.txt virtual file creator.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “robot”, “seo” and “site map” 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.
48 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 34.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,192 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 5984 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 2.9.2; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| robot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| robots.txt your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches 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
- “robot”, “seo” and “site map” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 179 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
16.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 13 Jun 2010
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Coalay12.0y ago
Love iRobots.txt SEO plugin. I use it on all my client’s sites. I’m surprised the developer hasn’t updated, but not so much in retrospect. This creates a succinct robots.txt file for WordPress — and with default values as well as the ability to add custom rules. Very easy to use for novices as well as experts. Kudos. Highly recommended. We use it on [ link redacted, please do not post links in reviews ] and it works flawlessly despite its age, so don’t let that throw you. It’s compatible with the most recent version of WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ djjaron13.0y ago
Been Using It For years
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-01-20 CVE-2025-68840 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.2 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 "iRobots.txt SEO is a SEO optimized, secure and customizable robots.txt virtual file creator."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,145 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "site map", "sitemap" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-10 300+ → 200+ down after 371 days in tier
- 2025-05-04 400+ → 300+ down after 291 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-07 500+ → 400+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 600+ → 500+ down after 176 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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WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Robots Txt 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Robots.txt Editor 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Realtime Sitemap 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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