Best referer plugins for WordPress
The most popular referer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CP Referrer and Conversion Tracking leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Landing sites (80+) and Referer Spam Blocker (60+). All 12 plugins tagged “referer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 referer plugins
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CP Referrer and Conversion TrackingThe most installed referer plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Landing sites80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 3.
Referer Spam Blocker60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago.
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Login by Referer20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Anon Links10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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Advanced WP Hide Referer10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Smart Traffic Source Filter for WordPressFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Simple Stats TotalFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 12 plugins tagged “referer”
CP Referrer and Conversion Tracking
Up in the last 7 days:46#10,659by codepeople2 months ago
CP Referrer and Conversion Tracking registers how the website visitors reached the website, identifying the referral website. Also track conversions.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Landing sites
Down in the last 7 days:98#17,528by SomeUser11 years ago
When visitors is referred to your site from a search engine, the plugin is showing them related posts to their search on your blog.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Referer Spam Blocker
#19,697by WP Maintainer3 years ago
Block/blacklist known (and custom) spam referring domains at the WordPress level with an HTTP 403 Forbidden page.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Login by Referer
Down in the last 7 days:246#26,636by web83info1 year ago
This plugin allows a user to login by specific referer.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Anon Links
#30,763by Ali.Dbg11 years ago
Anonymiz, Anonymizer, Anonymous, hide referer, nofollow, target blank all external links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced WP Hide Referer
#45,669by wplabs11 years ago
Hide Referer for WordPress removes the referer (referrer) from all external links on your blog. It does this by converting all outgoing
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Traffic Source Filter for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:7,659#64,093by Medium Interactive2 months ago
Hide elements or redirect users based on referrer domains. Useful for blocking partners, scrapers, or altering content per source.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Stats Total
#67,335by Ene Scala7 years ago
Simple summary statistics on visited pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day