Simple Adblock Notice
by Shrinivas · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Adblock Notice plugin shows a popup to whitelist your website if Adblock plus browser extension is installed.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
40+
≈48 estimated
Momentum
-16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “adblock detect” for “adblock plus”. “adblock detect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “adblock plus” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 27.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,779 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1813 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 7.1
2.7★ over 18 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.7★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1813 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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
43%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti adblock plus your tag | #10 | #6 | down 1 |
| adblock plus notice your tag | #13 | #9 | up 1 |
| adblock plus detect your tag | #15 | #10 | up 1 |
| adblock plus | #23 | #18 | up 1 |
| anti adblock | #18 | #13 | down 3 |
| adblock detect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advertisement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “adblock detect” for “adblock plus”. “adblock detect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “adblock plus” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “adblock plus detect”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “adblock plus notice”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 317 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
5.0y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 16 Nov 2021
15
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 10 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AlbinusTejos4.4y ago
Hi dev, please fix this plugin. it doesn’t work, the adblock still blocked my website ads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spyro20124.8y ago
This Plugin it not working at all, Adblock wont be Detected and no Message is showing up. Not Working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chad5566.0y ago
Dont waste your time or money on this. support forums have been dead for over 3 years.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ utsav01127.5y ago
So I bought the Pro version of this plugin and it was a big disappointment. 1) You cannot edit the look and feel of the notice. The default look is very very ugly. 2) Even after disabling the Adblocker, the notice still shows up. Hence, the plugin is defective 3) The Pro Version should allow you to disable the notice on certain pages of the site. However, this functionality does not exist at all! False advertising.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ niluxx7.6y ago
it could be a little more leightweight …. not serving own fonts, using theme fonts, and js code optimation leightweight. but, i like it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VanquishDesign7.8y ago
I’ve used this plugin for a while as it seems to be one of the few plugins that does its job. Recently the possibility to add your own text is hidden behind a paywall, together with many other interesting functions. I’m going to look further.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silentwisher9.5y ago
Does not work at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ YeahThatsKosher9.7y ago
I paid for the Pro version and it did not pop up with the customizations I created. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by YeahThatsKosher.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple Adblock Notice plugin shows a popup to whitelist your website if Adblock plus browser extension is i..."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,501 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adblock detect", "adblock plus detect", "adblock plus notice", "anti adblock plus" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 50+ → 40+ down after 168 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 60+ → 50+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 70+ → 60+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2025-10-15 60+ → 70+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 70+ → 60+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 90+ → 70+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 80+ → 90+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 90+ → 80+ down after 149 days in tier
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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