Block AdBlock detects site visitors who have enabled adblocking software, and allows publishers to engage these users via customized display messages.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “anti adblocker”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
41 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 26.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 3043 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 3.89★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3043 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti adblocker your tag | #11 | #4 | 0 |
| anti adblock | #21 | #9 | down 3 |
| adblock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| adblock blocker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block ad block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block adblock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “anti adblocker”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “adblock”, “adblock blocker” and “block ad block” 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 83 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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.
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
8.3y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 2 Jul 2018
2
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 11 Dec 2019
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 132 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 108 more locales with partial translations.
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
2 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 "Block AdBlock detects site visitors who have enabled adblocking software, and allows publishers to engage t..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 733 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Adblock Blocker", "anti adblocker", "block ad block" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-06 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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Admiral Adblock Analytics 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Gotham Block Extra Light 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Clarity – Ad blocker for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
CHP Ads Block Detector 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
AdUnblocker 200+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
ZDN Adblock Detector 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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