Robots.txt Editor
by Processby · SEO
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Robots.txt for WordPress
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “crawler”, “robots” and “seo” 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.
46 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 135.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2114 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 2114 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crawler your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| robots your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| robots.txt your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “crawler”, “robots” and “seo” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.2K · peaks are release surges
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
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
5.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 16 Jan 2021
3
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ArrayIterator4.9y ago
you replace all existing robots txt rules!! And editing also does not work!! Your rules of robots txt are weird!! You broke our site robors rule. How bad this useless plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ funt5655.6y ago
I never saw support for multisite with this plugin. Deleted. A completely useless thing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grayson96.4y ago
Great plugin out from the box as they say. Not packed with spam or upsells, in fact, nothing at all. Simply good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Closed account6.6y ago
Such a useful plugin for viewing and editing contents of Robots.txt easily. I don’t use two of the SEO plugins which enable Robots.txt editing, and I find using FTP and Notepad too cumbersome/time consuming. Using this plugin instead saves me valuable time. So thanks for creating this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angrywarrior7.2y ago
Works flawlessly, out-of-the-box, easy as there is no configuration to be made. Just “set and forget”.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fernando García7.3y ago
Lightweight and perfect for multisite installations. But in documentation need to say where the option/editor is installed (Settings > Read options). This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by Fernando García.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ randeh7.3y ago
Thank you for the plugin. It is so nice to find one that is so easy to use for multi-sites. I hope you will keep the plugin updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov7.4y ago
A very simple and effective plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.4 Release Date: Jan 16, 2021 Compatibility with WordPress 5.6 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Release Date: Apr 19, 2020 Compatibility with WordPress 5.4 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Release Date: Jul 27, 2019 Add – WordPress 5.2.2 compatibility 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Release Date: May 06, 2019 Improved – site map detection 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Release Date: May 06, 2019 Add – View robots.txt link 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Release Date: May 02, 2019 Initial release 1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 24 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 209 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "crawler", "seo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-01 20K+ → 10K+ down after 551 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 10K+ → 20K+ up after 417 days in tier
- 2021-05-08 9K+ → 10K+ up after 276 days in tier
- 2020-08-05 2K+ → 9K+ up
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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WP Robots Txt 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Robots.txt rewrite 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Magic robots.txt 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Virtual Robots.txt 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Head Meta Data 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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