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ShieldSquare – Real-time Bot Management Solution for Web Apps, Mobile & APIs

v1.1.0

by ShieldSquare · updated 8 years ago

ShieldSquare plugin provides users access to Dashboards to follow up on traffic and understand bot activity on their websites.

bot detectionbot mitigationcrawler protectionscrapping protectionsecurity
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Rank
#61,813
Up6,145 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 5
Fewer than 10 reported · High
Total downloads
3K
2,989 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +0% (30d)·Toward 10+ · ETA unknown

ShieldSquare at a glance

ShieldSquare is a WordPress plugin by ShieldSquare with fewer than 10 active installs, the #61,813 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 5 times, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.1.0 came out on Jul 19, 2018, more than 8 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.9.35. It leads the 2 plugins tagged “bot mitigation”. It was first released in 2018.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

141 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
ShieldSquare Compare series
Downloads over time: 28 days across 1 series.46Oct 10Oct 15Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 6Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 4.9.35
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DateShieldSquare
Nov 6, 20266
Nov 5, 20264
Nov 4, 20265
Nov 3, 20265
Nov 2, 20267
Nov 1, 20265
Oct 31, 20265
Oct 30, 20264
Oct 29, 20264
Oct 28, 20265
Oct 27, 20266
Oct 26, 20266
Oct 25, 20266
Oct 24, 20266
Oct 23, 20266
Oct 22, 20264
Oct 21, 20264
Oct 20, 20264
Oct 19, 20265
Oct 18, 20263
Oct 17, 20267
Oct 16, 20264
Oct 15, 20266
Oct 14, 20264
Oct 13, 20267
Oct 12, 20263
Oct 11, 20264
Oct 10, 20266

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 5 · -37.5% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.2468Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 4.9.35
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 20265
Nov 8, 20263
Nov 7, 20263
Nov 5, 20267
Nov 4, 20267
Nov 3, 20267
Nov 2, 20264
Nov 1, 20264
Oct 31, 20262
Oct 30, 20262
Oct 29, 20264
Oct 28, 20264
Oct 27, 20268

Rank over time

#61,813 · down 10,684 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 10 days across 1 series.#50K#60K#70KOct 27Oct 30Nov 1Nov 6Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 4.9.35
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#61,813
Nov 8, 2026#67,958
Nov 7, 2026#68,058
Nov 6, 2026#73,870
Nov 3, 2026#50,178
Nov 2, 2026#64,625
Nov 1, 2026#64,374
Oct 30, 2026#70,460
Oct 28, 2026#62,821
Oct 27, 2026#51,129

Growth %

Average -3.55% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-100%0%100%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026+66.67%
Nov 8, 20260.00%
Nov 7, 2026-28.57%
Nov 5, 20260.00%
Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 2026+75.00%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 2026+100.00%
Oct 31, 20260.00%
Oct 30, 2026-50.00%
Oct 29, 20260.00%
Oct 28, 2026-50.00%

Active installs band

Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.-101Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 4.9.35
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 8, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 7, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 6, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 5, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 4, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 3, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 2, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 1, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 31, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 30, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 29, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 28, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 27, 2026Fewer than 10

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Downloads -9.1%
    • Tested up to 4.9.34 → 4.9.35

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.1.0
Requires WordPress
4.0.0
Tested up to
4.9.35
Requires PHP
5.2.4
First released
Jan 8, 2018
Last updated
Jul 19, 2018
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about ShieldSquare

How many websites use ShieldSquare?

ShieldSquare is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #61,813 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has ShieldSquare been downloaded?

2,989 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 5 times. See download stats

When was ShieldSquare last updated?

Version 1.1.0 came out on Jul 19, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is ShieldSquare compatible with the latest WordPress?

ShieldSquare’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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.

Is ShieldSquare still maintained?

Its last release was 8 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does ShieldSquare have?

No one has reviewed ShieldSquare on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to ShieldSquare?

The plugins most like ShieldSquare, by the tags they share, are Really Simple Security (3M+), Blackhole for Bad Bots (30K+) and Kadence Central (30K+). Compare all alternatives

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ShieldSquare
Estimated installs≈ 5
Reported installsFewer than 10
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads3K
AuthorShieldSquare
First releasedJan 8, 2018
Version1.1.0
Requires WP4.0.0
Requires PHP5.2.4
Last updatedJul 19, 2018

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