Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ LythandeLister

   2.5y ago

   The plugin does the job required

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2. ★★★★★ naveenyouth

   2.7y ago

   Lately, I am getting a lot of spam comments on my blog and deleting them manually is an arduous task. Once, in place of deleting spam comments, I, by mistake, deleted legit, useful comments. So, I installed this plugin, and this is working flawlessly. Not having website field in the comment section would be a great discouragement to the spammers. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by naveenyouth.

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3. ★★★★★ Tobin

   2.9y ago

   This should seriously be a built option, but the plugin saves you from literally SO much spam. Thank you so much creators!

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4. ★★★★★ anelka22

   3.0y ago

   Verry great plugin and support. I gave appreciate.

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5. ★★★★★ rain3r.walt3r

   3.1y ago

   Works fine! 🙂

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6. ★★★★★ gushing

   3.8y ago

   Latest update just put a huge ad on every single admin page, and it’s impossible to turn it off. Absolutely pathetic. Edit: The developer fixed the issue, but I’ve already removed this plugin and implemented the same features manually into functions.php – it’s easy, google it. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by gushing. Reason: dev fixed the issue

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7. ★★★★★ Aquif Shaikh

   3.8y ago

   It adds a huge Black Friday banner to the backend that shows up after every refresh even if you dismiss it. It’s plain annoying.

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8. ★★★★★ stefiharr

   4.2y ago

   This plugin did exactly what it was intended to do. Author URLs are no longer linked, which is fantastic! Thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.7.4 Nav menu updated 2.7.4
2. — Version 2.7.3 support page php variable and js issue fixed email subscription page php warning issue fixed 2.7.3
3. — Version 2.7.2 Fixed a PHP issue 2.7.2
4. — Version 2.7.1 End Sale 2.7.1
5. — Version 2.7.0 Sale 2.7.0
6. — Version 2.6.9 End Black Friday sale 2.6.9

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools <= 2.1.4 - Arbitrary Comment Deletion via Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2021-08-23 CVE-2021-24725 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.1.4 Patched in 2.1.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 77 days in tier
2. 2026-05-13 8K+ → 7K+ down after 193 days in tier
3. 2025-11-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 319 days in tier
4. 2024-12-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 4 days in tier
5. 2024-12-13 9K+ → 10K+ up after 4 days in tier
6. 2024-12-09 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable Comments 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simply Disable Comments 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A

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Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools: 8K+ active installs, 4.1★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/comment-link-remove