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AI Agent by SiteGround
The uninvited AI guest that turns hosting fans into critics.
GrowingPoor rating
25/100
Users are furious because SiteGround installs this plugin without any permission.
Active installs
~3.6 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 1.0M+
Rating
1.1★
43 ratings
Trend
+270%
Growing fast
~1,577 installs/day now
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 1.19★
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-11-162026-01-052026-02-242026-04-142026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +270% per year (est.)
About 1,577 new installs per day right now.(based on 7 months of data)
Reviews
what people actually sayAI Agent by SiteGround is widely criticized for being auto-installed on users' sites without consent, raising security and trust concerns.
What people like
Common complaints
- −The plugin is auto-installed and activated on sites without any user consent or opt-in.×15
- −It introduces security, stability, and privacy risks, including site crashes, fatal errors, potential malware exposure, and unexpected linking to payment details.×5
- −The plugin pushes a free-credit upsell that quickly leads to paid usage, catching users off guard.×2
- −Marketing claims about "1+ million active installations" are misleading because most installations are forced, not user-initiated.
- −The practice erodes trust in SiteGround as a hosting provider, with users questioning the company's decisions and considering alternative hosts.×3
Review trustReviews look organic
- 1.19★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 1.10★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
Not enough review history.
All-time ratings · 43 total
Latest reviews · 49 analyzed
- 2026-06-04★★★★★You treat your customers as a playground for your experiments.Zsolt Revay Giran
- 2026-06-04★★★★★Heart Breakingmariadf1-shot
- 2026-06-04★★★★★This is a disaster. Should never have been a thoughtJames Wilson
- 2026-06-04★★★★★Rollback this Installationprestontek1-shot
- 2026-06-04★★★★★No, you did not say you would auto install this in your email. Period.nelsonleemiller
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Forced installs should not countphbyerly
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Auto-installed on dozen of WP installs!soulshakepower
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Auto installed without permissionAnita C
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Installed and auto-activated without consentraydale
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Installed without consentarcaswebdesign
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to AI Agent by SiteGround
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
3,178
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
2,755
Prior 7-day baseline
2,927
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
551,921
Mean release-day peak (30d)
3,413
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+15.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
4%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
1.16 → 1.19★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered