Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner
by WPBeginner · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 21.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a new comment moderator user role to your site.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “moderation” and “moderator” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 229 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderation | #4 | #23 | 0 |
| comment moderation your tag | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| moderator | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| comments moderation | #9 | #23 | down 2 |
| capabilities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “moderation” and “moderator” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 364 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 16 Mar 2026
4
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 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 8 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ galatanuadrian273.7y ago
Hi! Good job on this plugin! It works perfectly! I was wondering, if we have posts with “draft” status, how can we approve/moderate them?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaypabs4.9y ago
Not able to delete bad link in website field.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaviyarasu5.3y ago
Installed & checked . Definitely useful plugin if you are a blogger & the blogger can give the comment access who wants someone to manage only to moderate comments. No other access options for moderator. Short & simple.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 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
5 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 "Add a new comment moderator user role to your site."
- ! 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPForms, Google Analytics.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,567 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "capabilities", "roles" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-09 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-12-01 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-09 300+ → 200+ down after 716 days in tier
- 2022-11-24 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-22 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2022-11-11 200+ → 300+ up after 169 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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Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Comment Editing 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Comment Notification 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - M Map Cap 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- U User Switcher 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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