Proxy & VPN Blocker
by Proxy & VPN Blocker · Security
Block VPNs, proxies, Tor, and spam on WordPress. Strengthen security and stop fake users with smart IP blocking via proxycheck.io.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-08-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 17 days in band
- 2025-06-28 1K+ → 2K+ up after 173 days in band
- 2025-01-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 12 days in band
- 2024-12-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-12-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in band
- 2024-12-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-12-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 105 days in band
- 2024-09-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 78 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Dam Spam 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Universal Honey Pot 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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