WhoKnew Shield — Email, Phone & Address Security
by WhoKnew.io · Security
Security plugin blocking spam bots from harvesting email addresses, phone numbers & addresses. Dual-layer anti-spam protection with auto-detection.
83 health vs 63 average across 650 Security 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 2026-02-17 · 150 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
175
now · peak 445
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-03-04 · 132 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
-
Stop Spammers Classic 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Dam Spam 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Universal Honey Pot 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for WhoKnew Shield — Email, Phone & Address Security into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/whoknew-shield" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WhoKnew Shield — Email, Phone & Address Security — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WhoKnew Shield — Email, Phone & Address Security: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/whoknew-shield