Block Referral Spam
by WPDeveloper · Analytics
Also makes 45 other plugins · 2.9M+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugins blocks maximum Referral Spams. Now no more notice from Google and no more weird report in Google Analytics.
45 health vs 64 average across 1,028 Analytics plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3371 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
77
now · peak 84
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.1
8
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-11 · 1,379 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Probeauty7.7y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JoAnn Williams9.1y ago
Love it! Easy to install and I like the interface.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ceophoetography10.4y ago
While not instant or complete — mostly because there are always new “sources” appearing — this plugin greatly reduces the amount of ghost referral reports showing in WP GA.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roger Rodrigo11.1y ago
You cannot add new spammers on the list Also, for each visit on the site, it will check if the referral is a spammer or not, even for admin users and returning users.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RickeyBridges11.1y ago
Tried it but did nothing for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BrendanRog11.1y ago
This is the third spam blocker I have tried and it doesn’t work just like the others. Still seeing spam traffic.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ csmicfool11.1y ago
great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Audio Gravy11.2y ago
Had referral spam from various sites and stopped it effectively. The regular updates are excellent! The Evils… buttons-for-website.com semalt.com
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 300+ → 200+ down after 629 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-13 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 400+ → 300+ down after 2 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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Block Referer Spam 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Analytics Spam Blocker 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics) 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
Custom Referral Spam Blocker 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D - R Referer Spam Blocker 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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