VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors

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

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 595 days.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-28 200+ → 300+ up after 44 days in band
2. 2026-05-15 300+ → 200+ down after 30 days in band
3. 2026-04-15 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
4. 2026-04-11 300+ → 200+ down after 45 days in band
5. 2026-02-25 200+ → 300+ up after 31 days in band
6. 2026-01-25 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in band
7. 2026-01-22 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in band
8. 2026-01-06 100+ → 200+ up after 49 days in band

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first

• Spider Blocker 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• PDF Embedder 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D

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VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/vpn-guard