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Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots

by Jeff Starr · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
specialk19 Jan 2018 to 9 Aug 2026, 51 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Sep 2025Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots <= 3.4.8 - Unauthenticated Protection Mechanism Bypass5.3<= 3.4.83.4.90

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 19 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star1
3 star5
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
4 May 202689
11 May 2026118
18 May 2026148
25 May 2026165
1 Jun 2026103
8 Jun 2026180
15 Jun 202699
22 Jun 202684
29 Jun 202680
6 Jul 202675
13 Jul 202691
20 Jul 202675
27 Jul 202685
3 Aug 2026148
10 Aug 2026924
17 Aug 2026206
24 Aug 2026162
31 Aug 2026146
7 Sep 2026133
14 Sep 2026165
21 Sep 2026133
28 Sep 2026135
5 Oct 2026121
12 Oct 2026132
19 Oct 2026177
26 Oct 2026165
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

IP Location BlockScore 96 · 10,000+Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login SecurityScore 94 · 5,000,000+Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security HardeningScore 93 · 600,000+WP Content Copy Protection & No Right ClickScore 93 · 100,000+NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and FirewallScore 93 · 100,000+

Facts

Version3.5.3
AuthorJeff Starr
Added19 Jan 2018
Last updated9 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6.20
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsban, bots, block, monitor, security

Other plugins by this author: Disable Gutenberg, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, BBQ Firewall - Fast & Powerful Firewall Security, Disable WP REST API, Blackhole for Bad Bots, Head Meta Data, User Submitted Posts - Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End, Disable WP Sitemaps, Disable Media Sizes, Disable Lazy Load, Theme Switcha - Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing, Simple Blog Stats

Questions

Is Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots still maintained?

Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots was last updated on 9 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots safe?

Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots?

The wordpress.org author is Jeff Starr. Recent committers: specialk, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Banhammer - Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: IP Location Block, Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening, WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall.

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