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Jeff Starr: WordPress plugins

Jeff Starr builds 30 plugins on WordPress.org, running on 1.1M+ websites and downloaded 30.2M times.

WordPress.org profile

Combined installs1.1M+

Total downloads30.2M

Weighted rating4.86/52,814 reviews

Portfolio health81/100

Concentration

43.8%

of installs come from the top product — a diversified portfolio.

Update cadence

49d

median days since last update

30 fresh0 aging0 stale

Focus areas

disable 6 statistics 4 security 4 bots 3 images 3 email 3 gutenberg 2 analytics 2 meta 2 robots 2

Jeff Starr plugins

Jeff Starr plugins
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	Disable Gutenberg Disable Gutenberg Block Editor and restore the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen… by Jeff Starr	500K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (735)	2 months ago	93
2	GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress Adds Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress site. Supports many tracking features. by Jeff Starr	400K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (159)	2 months ago	89
3	BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security The fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with… by Jeff Starr	100K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (160)	2 months ago	92
4	Blackhole for Bad Bots Blackhole is a WordPress security plugin that detects and traps bad bots in a virtual black… by Jeff Starr	30K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (148)	1 month ago	90
5	Disable WP REST API Disables the WP REST API for visitors not logged into WordPress. by Jeff Starr	30K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (36)	2 months ago	86
6	Disable Media Sizes Provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress. by Jeff Starr	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (23)	2 months ago	90
7	Disable WP Sitemaps Disables the automatically generated WP Sitemaps. by Jeff Starr	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10)	2 months ago	81
8	Head Meta Data Adds a custom set of tags to the section of all posts & pages. by Jeff Starr	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (19)	2 months ago	80
9	User Submitted Posts Enable visitors to submit posts and images from the front-end of your site. Many features… by Jeff Starr	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (912)	2 weeks ago	93
10	Disable Lazy Load Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5. by Jeff Starr	9K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (23)	2 months ago	83
11	Theme Switcha Easily switch between themes for development and testing. by Jeff Starr	7K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (63)	2 months ago	86
12	Dashboard Widgets Suite Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System… by Jeff Starr	4K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (38)	2 months ago	74
13	Simple Blog Stats Displays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts… by Jeff Starr	4K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (38)	2 months ago	85
14	Disable Application Passwords Activate this plugin to disable the Application Passwords feature that was added in WP v5.6. by Jeff Starr	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9)	2 months ago	79
15	Disable Responsive Images Complete Completely disables WP responsive images. by Jeff Starr	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (12)	2 months ago	76
16	Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box Display an Ajax-powered chat box anywhere. Lightweight, flexible, fast, and secure. Fully… by Jeff Starr	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (215)	1 month ago	84
17	Simple Download Counter Simply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and… by Jeff Starr	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (19)	2 months ago	83
18	Simple Login Notification Sends a notification email when admins and other users log in to your site. by Jeff Starr	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9)	2 months ago	83
19	Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots Monitor traffic and ban unwanted visitors. Block any user or IP address so they can't… by Jeff Starr	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (19)	2 months ago	65
20	Custom Fields for Gutenberg Restores the Custom Field meta box for the Gutenberg Block Editor. by Jeff Starr	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (17)	2 months ago	78
21	WP Cron HTTP Auth Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication. by Jeff Starr	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (17)	2 months ago	78
22	Simple Statistics for Feeds Tracks your feeds and displays your feed count via shortcode. by Jeff Starr	800+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (58)	2 months ago	82
23	Host Header Injection Fix Sets custom headers for WP notification emails. Also fixes a security issue with WP… by Jeff Starr	400+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6)	2 months ago	78
24	Contact Form X Displays a user-friendly contact form that your visitors will love. Lightweight, fast… by Jeff Starr	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (32)	2 months ago	82
25	Show Support Ribbon Displays a customizable "show support" ribbon, banner, or badge on your site. by Jeff Starr	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (11)	2 months ago	77
26	Contact Coldform Contact Coldform is a secure, lightweight and flexible contact form with plenty of options… by Jeff Starr	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (13)	2 months ago	75
27	Disable WP Robots Disables the robots meta tag added by WordPress. by Jeff Starr	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	2 months ago	72
28	Simple Custom Content Easily add custom content to your WP Posts, Pages, and RSS Feeds. by Jeff Starr	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (6)	2 months ago	75
29	Enable Database Tools Enables WP Database Tools. So you can optimize and repair InnoDB and MyISAM tables. by Jeff Starr	50+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (5)	2 months ago	74
30	Override Comment Options Enables per-post override of "Automatically close comments on posts older than" option in… by Jeff Starr	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	2 months ago	69

FAQ

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Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

How many WordPress plugins does Jeff Starr have?

Jeff Starr has 30 plugins on WordPress.org, with 1.1M+ combined active installs.

What is Jeff Starr’s most popular product?

Disable Gutenberg is Jeff Starr’s most popular plugin with 500K+ active installs — 43.8% of the whole portfolio.

Is Jeff Starr a reliable developer?

Jeff Starr’s products average 81/100 on our health check and a weighted 4.86/5 rating from 2,814 reviews. 30 are actively maintained, 0 are aging and 0 haven’t been updated in over two years.

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