Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic
v1.32.0by Known Agents · updated 5 months ago
Track crawlers, scrapers, LLM assistants, and AI agents on your website. Generate a robots.txt that blocks AI bots. Formerly Dark Visitors.
- Rank
- #6,637
- Down1 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 1,220
- 1K+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 23.7K
- 23,654 all-time
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- 6 reviews
- Support resolved
- 0%
- 0 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Known Agents at a glance
Known Agents is a WordPress plugin by Known Agents with 1K+ active installs, the #6,637 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 35 times, 8% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Version 1.32.0 came out on May 14, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.11. Among the 107 plugins tagged “aeo”, it ranks #4. It was first released in 2024.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats1K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Known Agents |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 21 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 29 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 20 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 24 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 36 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 37 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 37 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 36 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 36 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 36 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 44 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 37 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 32 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 31 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 25 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 27 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 33 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 1,219 · -0.3% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1,219 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1,220 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1,218 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1,229 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1,220 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1,217 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1,219 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1,206 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,214 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1,211 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1,206 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1,223 |
Rank over time
#6,637 · up 70 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #6,637 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #6,636 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #6,645 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #6,655 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #6,625 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #6,650 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #6,650 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #6,639 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #6,673 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #6,669 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #6,675 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #6,710 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #6,707 |
Growth %
Average -0.03% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.08% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | +0.08% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | -0.90% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.74% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.25% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.16% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +1.08% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -0.66% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.25% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.41% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -1.39% |
Active installs band
1K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #6710 → #6655Downloads -13.2%
- Tested up to 6.9.10 → 6.9.11
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.3289%
- Other12%
Rating trend
4.8★★★★★6 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.32.0
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.11
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- Jun 9, 2024
- Last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Known Agents
How many websites use Known Agents?
Known Agents is active on 1K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #6,637 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Known Agents been downloaded?
23,654 times in total since 2024. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 35 times. See download stats
When was Known Agents last updated?
Version 1.32.0 came out on May 14, 2026 (5 months ago). See every release
Is Known Agents compatible with the latest WordPress?
Known Agents’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Does Known Agents have known security vulnerabilities?
No. WPVulnerability’s database lists no known vulnerabilities for Known Agents. See its security record
Is Known Agents still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 5 months ago. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
What rating does Known Agents have?
4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews on WordPress.org. 83% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Known Agents?
The plugins most like Known Agents, by the tags they share, are Virtual Robots.txt (40K+), WP Robots Txt (40K+) and Block Visibility (40K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.8
★★★★★
6 reviews
- 5 stars: 5 reviews, 83%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 17%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
- About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.9.
- Each new 1★ review takes 23 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 1,220 |
| Reported installs | 1K+ |
| Rating | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 6 |
| Total downloads | 23.7K |
| Author | Known Agents |
| First released | Jun 9, 2024 |
| Version | 1.32.0 |
| Requires WP | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | May 14, 2026 |
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