AI Disable Comments vs Delete Pending Comments

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

AI Disable Comments

by Andon Ivanov

Health D45

Delete Pending Comments

by Sudar Muthu

Health C55

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	AI Disable Comments	Delete Pending Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 55 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	12/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	94 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.5y ago	2.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	186	555 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	5.1% ✓
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.