Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files
by WP Folio Team · Uncategorized
A simple way to prevent search engines and the public from indexing and accessing your files without complex user authentication.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “10K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-02-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 207 days in band
- 2023-07-09 8K+ → 9K+ up after 263 days in band
- 2022-10-19 7K+ → 8K+ up
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