Referer Spam Blocker
by WP Maintainer · Blocks
Block/blacklist known (and custom) spam referring domains at the WordPress level with an HTTP 403 Forbidden page.
45 health vs 68 average across 1,071 Blocks plugins
Removal-risk signals
34/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 1082 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
85
now · peak 188
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-28 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-27 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-26 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-24 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-23 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-22 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-20 70+ → 60+ down after 51 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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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