Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland vs Defender
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
Defender leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #521, ahead of Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland at #25,879. Over the last 7 days Defender held its place and Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland slipped 1,840 places. Defender has the largest install base, roughly 4000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 20+ for Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland. Downloads this week: Defender 5,072 and Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland 57. Ratings: Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland 5★ from 2 and Defender 4.8★ from 334 reviews.
| Metric | Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland | Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #25,879 ▼ 1840 | #521 ▬ |
| Active installs | 20+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 57 | 5,072 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.8★ (334) |
| Last updated | Oct 8, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.8 | 6.3.0 |
| Best rank on record | #21,378 | #515 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2020 | Jun 2017 |
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, Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland or Defender?
By active installs, Defender: 80K+ sites run it against 20+ for Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland or Defender?
Defender, at #521 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland at #25,879. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland or Defender 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.