WordPress plugin comparison
Discourage Search Engines vs CrawlWP SEO
At a glance
- CrawlWP SEO has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for Discourage Search Engines.
- On a typical day, CrawlWP SEO is downloaded about 207 times, Discourage Search Engines about 5.
- Discourage Search Engines is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 62 reviews.
- CrawlWP SEO was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jul 8, 2025 for Discourage Search Engines.
- CrawlWP SEO is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Discourage Search Engines.
- Discourage Search Engines has been around longer: since 2018, against 2021 for CrawlWP SEO.
Line by line
CrawlWP SEO leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Discourage Search Engines |  CrawlWP SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,332 | #1,030 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 127 | 12.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.7(62) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.17 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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