Bulk Comments Management
by Yakup Hoca · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 670+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows administrators to globally delete comments (spam, trash, unapproved comments), enable/disable comments on all posts.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “delete comments” and “spam” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 66 average across 1,779 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 26.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 7.1.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3262 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 13 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3262 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| delete tracakbacks your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unapproved your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments”, “delete comments” and “spam” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 182 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Piskatje10.9y ago
Good working with WP 4.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ springthistle11.6y ago
I wanted to disable both comments and trackbacks for all posts on my site, which I can’t do within native WordPress. This plugin did it. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mousehelp11.9y ago
One suggestion for improvement: Block Comments on All Pages – easy?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lindyloo12.1y ago
I had over 20,000 spam comments on my site and couldn’t find a way to get rid of them, until this plugin. Within a few minutes they were all gone. Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marekrz12.6y ago
Comments are not deleted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ csiken12.6y ago
This works perfectly!! Great job to the author of this plugin. I had used another one and could not find it anymore. Tried two other plugins that did NOT work…this one has worked!! Finally!!! Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnc197912.7y ago
After I installed Disqus comment system it removed the comments from all of my posts, and would only display the comment section on the occasional new post. I was going to have to enable comments manually on over 2000 posts. Then I found this plugin. It turned hours of work into about 5 seconds work. Don’t delay. Install this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Profusion12.9y ago
Does exactly what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows administrators to globally delete comments (spam, trash, unapproved comments), enable/di..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 135 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "delete tracakbacks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-22 700+ → 600+ down after 205 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 800+ → 700+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 900+ → 800+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 841 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ 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).
- R Remove All Comments 200+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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