Stop Search Spam

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 416 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ tonyrhnewtons

   1.9y ago

   Have been wrestling with search spam for months, tried various filters, firewalls, etc. This stopped it cold

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ longman2020

   2.3y ago

   This problem is finally solved. I had requested this issue to all in one security, wordfence, ninja firewall, sucury and some other security plugins, but they did nothing. Thank you very much

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-31 60+ → 70+ up after 90 days in tier
2. 2026-06-02 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-05-27 50+ → 60+ up after 30 days in tier
5. 2026-04-27 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-04-24 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-23 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2026-04-20 50+ → 60+ up after 1 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).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Stop Spammers Classic 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Stop Search Spam: 70+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/stop-search-spam