Block AdBlock
by Admiral · Blocks
Block AdBlock detects site visitors who have enabled adblocking software, and allows publishers to engage these users via customized display messages.
41 health vs 67 average across 1,225 Blocks plugins
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 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2937 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 83
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
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
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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 900+ 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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