Advanced Comment Form
by Rock Solid · Forms
Also makes 6 other plugins · 16.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Advanced Comment Form lets you customize plenty of things on the default comment forms in WordPress.
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comment form”, “comments” and “form” 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.
62 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 73.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 877 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.35★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 877 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comment form”, “comments” and “form” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.8K · 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.
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 6 Jun 2024
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ inge122.1y ago
This plugin currently works perfectly with WordPress 6.6.2 I just wanted to remove the “website” field but found that it was much more useful than that: I could add a note at the top of the form to see our Comment Guidelines and a note at the bottom to ask commenters to check that they had input their name and a working email address. I sure hope the developer keeps this up-to-date! P.S. I can’t find a clear path to donate!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MtnXfreeride2.8y ago
Very easy to use and it worked for my site. Much cleaner looking comment field now. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tronkin3.3y ago
This plugin does what it says. Thank you for creating it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ polina924.0y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>Super to reduce spams, and all those just looking after backlinks, which are no more useful nowadays</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by polina92. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by polina92.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JJNW4.9y ago
I love this plugin for some reason. Just awesome. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zeuspress5.1y ago
Wanted to remove the website url line and email line from the comment form, plus leave a quick please stay on topic and be nice message, and this plugin allowed me to do it in just a few minutes. Thumbs up and thank you Thomas. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by zeuspress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beckybob5.6y ago
I’ve spent WEEKS looking for a plug-in that would edit the website field OUT of the comment section for Pods Custom Post Types, this is the ONLY plugin that would do it by using the built-in CSS option! THANK YOU DEVELOPERS!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Graham6.0y ago
I was looking for a way to get the comment form displayed in Elementor when using the canvas template. The shortcode worked perfectly and solved my problem. Thanks for a great workaround.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.3 Small tweaks 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Ignore two-column style on screens below 480px 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 sanitize the input into text options using wp_kses_post to prevent the usage of scripts and disallowed tags and attributes. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 added two columns layout restructured admin area 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 renamed the plugin to Advanced Comment Form hopefully fixed some issues with the readme file remove website field using css as an alternative method added [comment-form] shortcode to insert comment form into posts and pa 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.1 so many plugins written and still not getting the readme.txt right 1.0.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Advanced Comment Form <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-09-15 CVE-2022-3220 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.0 Patched in 1.2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Advanced Comment Form lets you customize plenty of things on the default comment forms in WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 893 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 277 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 400 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-23 7K+ → 6K+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2024-02-24 6K+ → 7K+ up after 765 days in tier
- 2022-01-20 5K+ → 6K+ up after 156 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 349 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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Comments Shortcode 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Comment Form Title 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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