Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
by Ajay · Security
Auto-Close keeps your site clean by automatically closing comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks—so you can focus on content, not cleanup.
83 health vs 68 average across 387 Security plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
275
now · peak 342
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-06 300+ → 200+ down after 177 days in band
- 2025-08-13 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-10 200+ → 300+ up after 31 days in band
- 2025-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-07-01 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-30 300+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Antispam 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Hide Trackbacks 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B - P Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C
- M MP Spam Be Gone 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/autoclose" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/autoclose