Stop Search Spam
by rockstarlab · Search
The plugin blocks internal site search spam (what lowers your site's ranking in the Google).
84 health vs 60 average across 448 Search plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-05-18 · 790 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29
now · peak 158
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-05-17 · 788 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 50+ → 60+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in tier
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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Stop Spammers Classic 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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