Comment Redlist
by skunkbad · Security
Easily block obvious spam before it is inserted into your database.
46 health vs 72 average across 254 Security 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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 3050 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
23
now · peak 63
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,371 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-12 30+ → 20+ down after 258 days in band
- 2024-10-27 40+ → 30+ down after 107 days in band
- 2024-07-12 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-11 40+ → 30+ down after 155 days in band
- 2024-02-07 50+ → 40+ down after 132 days in band
- 2023-09-28 60+ → 50+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Anti-spam Reloaded 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C - B Batch Comment Spam Deletion 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
- L Link Limits 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - C Cookies for Comments 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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