Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance vs Head Meta Data
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Head Meta Data leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,713, ahead of Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance at #3,054. Over the last 7 days Head Meta Data slipped 4 places and Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance slipped 6 places. Head Meta Data has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 10K+ active installs against 5K+ for Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance. Downloads this week: Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 978 and Head Meta Data 385. Ratings: Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 4.5★ from 102 and Head Meta Data 4.8★ from 19 reviews.
| Metric | Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance | Head Meta Data |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,054 ▼ 6 | #1,713 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 978 | 385 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (102) | 4.8★ (19) |
| Last updated | Oct 18, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.5 | 20260810 |
| Best rank on record | #3,014 | #1,687 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2018 | Nov 2012 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance or Head Meta Data?
By active installs, Head Meta Data: 10K+ sites run it against 5K+ for Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance or Head Meta Data?
Head Meta Data, at #1,713 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance at #3,054. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance or Head Meta Data alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.