Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance
Healthy: Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| pagup | 16 May 2018 to 27 Oct 2026, 164 commits |
|---|---|
| The-Rock | 6 Apr 2024 to 6 Apr 2024, 1 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2023 | Robots.txt optimization <= 1.4.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery | 5.4 | <= 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | n/a |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks | 6.3 | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | n/a |
| 25 Feb 2019 | Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update | 8.8 | < 1.2.6 | 1.2.6 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.5 from 102 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 87 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 9 |
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 135 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 264 |
| 18 May 2026 | 363 |
| 25 May 2026 | 235 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 233 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,499 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 565 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,310 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,174 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,568 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 452 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 322 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 411 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 353 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 307 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 309 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 311 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 289 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,334 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,215 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 755 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 532 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,313 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 978 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,892 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,000 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 114 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 73% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.1.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pagup |
| Added | 16 May 2018 |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | seo, llms.txt, robots.txt, AI Crawlers, bot blocker |
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Questions
Is Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance still maintained?
Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance was last updated on 27 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance safe?
Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance?
The wordpress.org author is Pagup. Recent committers: pagup, The-Rock, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Better Robots.txt - AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance?
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