Comment Probation
by Andrew Nacin · Uncategorized
Comment Probation allows you to require moderation for a future comment by a comment author, rather than having the comment be automatically approved.
41 health vs 61 average across 5,912 Uncategorized plugins
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5160 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 167
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-17 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-16 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-06-06 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-04 50+ → 40+ down after 12 days in band
- 2026-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-21 50+ → 40+ down after 298 days in band
- 2025-07-27 60+ → 50+ down after 64 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Ghost Comment Manager 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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