Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
by Ajay · Security
Also makes 8 other plugins · 67.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Auto-Close keeps your site clean by automatically closing comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks—so you can focus on content, not cleanup.
83 health vs 64 average across 997 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
344
now · peak 344
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.1.1
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% 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 2016-03-28 · 1,388 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 ↗- ★★★★★ HDsupport11.4y ago
Even though it states that it may not work with the new ver 4.1.1 of word press, it still performs amazingly!! For anyone that has forgotten to uncheck comments, ping, track backs, this is the plugin for you!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-06 300+ → 200+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 200+ → 300+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 300+ → 200+ down
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Antispam 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Hide Trackbacks 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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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 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/autoclose