Polar Mass Advanced IP Blocker
by polarmass · Security
Automatically block threats at the network level by forwarding Wordfence-detected IPs to Cloudflare.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈140 estimated
Momentum
+2%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cloudflare”, “firewall” and “security” 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.
59 health vs 66 average across 1,786 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 532 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
3.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 532 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ip blocker your tag | #23 | #19 | down 4 |
| mass page | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress security 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
- “cloudflare”, “firewall” and “security” 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 22 Mar 2025 · 592 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 122 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 20 May 2025
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 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 35% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 657 days.
Install history since 21 Mar 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Michael Kupietz6mo ago
Once this plugin has seen an IP address be blocked, it remembers and blocks it forever, not just for the 24 hours I have it in settings. Whitelisting it using the form in the settings screen does not remove it. Removing the block in WordFence and whitelisting the IP does there not remove it. I’ve permanently lost access to a needed service because this plugin won’t stop re-adding it to my cloudflare blocked IPs every time I remove it. An issue submitted to the developer a week ago wasn’t acknowledged. This has needlessly cost me troubleshooting time. My only choice is to remove the plugin entirely.If the developer addresses the issue I’ll change the rating and review. It’s too bad. This is a great idea and would be a really great plugin, but as long as a single accidental false positive can permanently block connection from a needed service, with no way to mitigate it other than disabling the plugin, it’s not reliable for use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ victune1.3y ago
This plugin works very well and in my opinion should be part of Wordfence itself. It’s a great add-on to block unwanted traffic. The instructions are clear and it’s working immediately. Thanks for sharing it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azherahmed1.5y ago
Great way to synch up IPs across Cloudflare & WP easily. Kudos.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 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 "Automatically block threats at the network level by forwarding Wordfence-detected IPs to Cloudflare."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Mentions Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,050 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-28 80+ → 100+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 90+ → 80+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 100+ → 90+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 90+ → 100+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 80+ → 90+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 70+ → 80+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-08-02 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 50+ → 60+ up after 115 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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Injection Guard 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Brute Force Protection, 2FA, Firewall & Login Security 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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