Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools
by QuantumCloud · Security
Also makes 28 other plugins · 23.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Remove Comment Author Link & Links from Comments, Unlink, Disable Comments, Delete All Pending Comments. AI Auto Comment Reply, Voice, Attachments
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.3K estimated
Momentum
-54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “anti spam”, “comments” and “disable comments” for “comment management”, “comment” and “author link”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment management” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “comment” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “author link” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 320.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 40 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| link remover your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| auto comment | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| remove comment | #1 | #4 | up 1 |
| auto comment reply | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| comment author | #2 | #6 | up 1 |
| pending comments | #2 | #6 | down 1 |
| unlink | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| comment links | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| remove comment links | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| remove comment link | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| comment remove | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| comment max links | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| comment link | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| comment reply | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| comment | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| disable comment link your tag | #5 | #12 | down 1 |
| remove comments | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| get comment author link | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| remove update link | #2 | #7 | — |
| comment attachments | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| anti spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
362 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 276 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “anti spam”, “comments” and “disable comments” for “comment management”, “comment” and “author link”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment management” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “comment” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “author link” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “disable comments”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17.8K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.7.7 · 21 Sep 2026
53
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “8K+”. 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 26% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 9K+ in roughly 151 days.
Install history since 8 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LythandeLister2.7y ago
The plugin does the job required
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ naveenyouth2.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tobin3.0y ago
This should seriously be a built option, but the plugin saves you from literally SO much spam. Thank you so much creators!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anelka223.1y ago
Verry great plugin and support. I gave appreciate.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rain3r.walt3r3.2y ago
Works fine! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gushing4.0y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aquif Shaikh4.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stefiharr4.4y ago
This plugin did exactly what it was intended to do. Author URLs are no longer linked, which is fantastic! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.7.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove Comment Author Link & Links from Comments, Unlink, Disable Comments, Delete All Pending Comments. AI..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you run"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Zapier, OpenAI and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,575 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("anti-spam", "disable comment link", "link remover" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 8K+ → 7K+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 9K+ → 10K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1227 days in tier
- 2021-07-31 9K+ → 10K+ up after 284 days in tier
- 2020-10-20 6K+ → 9K+ up after 318 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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ 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
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