Comparison · generated on request
Airplane Mode vs NetShield – Request Blocker
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Airplane Mode | NetShield – Request Blocker | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Control loading of external files when developing locally | Scans and blocks unreachable or unwanted external HTTP requests to dramatically optimize WordPress loading speed on restricted networks. |
| Active installs | 50+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | 5.0★ (1) | — |
| Last release | 6.5 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Current owner | Andrew Norcross | Behnam Moradi |
| Added to directory | 09 Aug 2019 | 11 May 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 5.3.23 | WP 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | false | 8.1 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Airplane Mode · NetShield – Request Blocker