WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
by Umbrovskis.com · Security
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1382 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-23 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-22 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-21 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-20 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-08-15 800+ → 700+ down after 114 days in band
- 2025-04-23 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-04-21 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-20 900+ → 800+ down after 4 days in band
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