Comparison · generated on request
TechDex Search Scrape Guard vs W3 Total Cache
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.
| TechDex Search Scrape Guard | W3 Total Cache | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Protects the public WordPress search feature from spam, automated abuse, deep pagination, and excessive search activity. | Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support. |
| Active installs | fewer than 10 | 900,000+ |
| Rating | — | 4.4★ (5,420) |
| Last release | 29 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Current owner | Dexter Nelson | BoldGrid |
| Added to directory | 10 Aug 2026 | 29 Jul 2009 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.0.4 | WP 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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.
Why this page is not in search results
There are roughly 1.8 billion possible pairs of WordPress plugins. Generating them would be scaled content abuse, so this registry does not: a comparison renders for anyone who asks for it, and is offered to search engines only once 25 different people have asked for that same pair within 60 days. This one has been requested by 0. Until it crosses, the page works normally but stays out of the index.
Records: TechDex Search Scrape Guard · W3 Total Cache