Filter configured words from selected public-facing parts of a WordPress site without changing the stored source content.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈610 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “comment filter”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
86 health vs 62 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 63.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 27 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| profanity filter your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| censor your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| profanity | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| content filter your tag | #13 | #24 | up 3 |
| comment filter your tag | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| content moderation | #7 | #22 | down 1 |
| filter content | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| moderation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “comment filter”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “content filter”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “moderation” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “profanity”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
27d ago
latest release · v3.2.3 · 5 Oct 2026
39
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 600.
Install history since 10 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ivo Hury11.7y ago
The filter can not one basic thing – block / disable the entire post. This is a major flaw.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gregmeach11.9y ago
Can’t believe it took me so ******* (<-see what I did there?) long to find a simple content filter for my bbPress forum. Took me all of 3 minutes searching google for an english word list to add in and I was up and ******* running 😀 Thanks for making the plugin basically just work and not need some paid monthly service or other “Pro” crap. I expect that before my site/project goes live I’ll be making a donation. Thank you again 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ linkersnyc13.1y ago
Very nice and plugin. It keeps our Guest Posting Service nice and clean.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ysar13.2y ago
I’ll admit that I’m a little squicked out by all the gross words I have to include in the “block these words” part of the set-up, but it’s better than seeing them in my posts! We have a lot of reader-contributed content, and when we copy/paste from their form submissions, we don’t always catch unwelcome language. This plugin allows us to easily block out the words we don’t allow without having to carefully read through and edit every submission.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.2.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Content Filter – Censor All Offensive Content From Your Site <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-03-20 CVE-2023-23883 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.1.0
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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Filter configured words from selected public-facing parts of a WordPress site without changing the stored s..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 896 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("comment filter", "content filter", "profanity filter" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-23 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 500+ → 600+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 600+ → 500+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 600+ → 500+ 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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Post Filter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - B Bleep Filter 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - B bbPress Moderation 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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String Replacer 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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