VigilanTor
by drew010 · Security
Add a layer of security to your WordPress site with the ability to block Tor users from commenting, registering, logging in and more.
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “tor blocker”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
58 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 12.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1108 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1108 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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor blocker your tag | #14 | #5 | down 1 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| proxy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “tor blocker”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “comments”, “proxy” and “spam” 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 620 · 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
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
3.0y ago
latest release · v1.3.12 · 19 Oct 2023
16
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
Install history since 29 Mar 2016
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.12). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 VigilanTor <= 1.3.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-03-21 CVE-2023-28695 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.10 Patched in 1.3.11
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.2
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a layer of security to your WordPress site with the ability to block Tor users from commenting, registe..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,713 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "proxy", "tor blocker" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 300+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 400+ → 300+ down after 69 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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
- D Delete Pending Comments 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Simply Disable Comments 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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