Spider Blocker v1.3.7
Spider Blocker blocks most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog. It accomplishes this by using .htaccess file to minimize impact on your website. It’s hidden from external...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 25 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
- Last audited Sep 12, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires WordPress 4.0+
- Tested up to WP 6.5.2 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 92% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 108 Passed
- 12 Warnings
- 5 Failed
33 of 37 checks passed.
51 of 61 checks passed.
12 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
10.8 KB
34.5 KB unzipped
Total files
4
across all file types
Lines of PHP
1,151
in 2 files Small
File types
- PHP
- POT
- TXT
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 8 High
- 21 Medium
- 20 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 25 audited versions of Spider Blocker, Performance improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Code Quality (-3). The codebase grew 203% in size.
Audited 1.0.3 → 1.3.7 · 25 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
345
downloads
Today
33
downloads
Week over week
−12%
vs previous week
Month over month
+103%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.
Version intelligence
7.6% of installs run an older version
≈ 1.5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- v1.0
- v1.2
- v1.3
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
28 mo ago
May 7, 2024
Looks abandonedRelease cadence
~ every 65 days
average between releases
Total releases
25
since Oct 2015 · 11 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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