Auto Approve Comments
by Federico Andrioli · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Auto approve comments by Commenter (email, name, url), User and Role (Akismet and wpDiscuz compatible)
42 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1903 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
67
now · peak 103
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.2y ago
latest release · v2.8
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-01 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aptharsia6.7y ago
Doesn’t work all the time. This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by aptharsia.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lestado6.9y ago
Selecting users to be auto approved for comments is not the same as AUTO APPROVING ALL COMMENTS. I feel like the name of this plugin is deceptive. WordPress already has the option to auto approve anyone who’s had 1 post approved and I think this plugin basically does the same thing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patprov8.3y ago
Tout est dans le titre fonctionne avec WP 4.9.6 Je vous lais que les membres de mon association aient leurs commentaires auto-approuvés et contrôler les autres, il rempli parfaitement son rôle. Si plusieurs roles sont prédéfini, bien mettre le rôle et l’identifiaint ou l’adresse mail.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric Armstrong9.3y ago
With WordPress 4.75, the options to select users and roles do not working. Clicking on the tabs does nothing. Prior to that, I selected myself as the user, and still had to approve every cross-link as a user. Just took my site public, and for some reason I’m not seeing any cross-links at all as comments. (Probably has nothing to do with the plugin. There must be a setting that changed somewhere.) There is no support tab for this plugin, so I’m forced to put these comments into a review — otherwise, I would have sent in the bug reports first. It’s a great idea, though. And was working after a fashion before the WordPress upgrade, so there is still hope for it. Will revise this review as conditions warrant.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ umairgull9.4y ago
Developer did great work
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 300+ → 200+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2025-06-10 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-06 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
La Sentinelle antispam 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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