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Best bot detection plugins for WordPress

The most popular bot detection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Profound Agent Analytics leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics (100+) and Fake User Detector (90+). All 31 plugins tagged “bot detection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 bot detection plugins

  1. 1.
    Profound Agent Analytics

    The most installed bot detection plugin, with 200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Fake User Detector

    90+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Mail Cloak

    80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Live Traffic Analytics

    70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    GEO Metrics AI Traffic Monitor

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.

  7. 7.
    Botfaqtor Code

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  8. 8.
    Codersly Visitor Tracker

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.

  9. 9.
    IronPhantom Fraud Defense

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.

  10. 10.
    Raptcha

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 31 plugins tagged “bot detection”