ProofShield
by Softwaregarten · Security
Block automated abuse on WordPress login, comments, and forms with privacy-friendly, self-hosted Proof-of-Work protection.
80 health vs 63 average across 813 Security plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-06-13 · 34 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
80
now · peak 173
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-06-13 · 35 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wordfence Login Security 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
BulletProof Security 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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