Delete & Disable Comments
by Andreas Ostheimer · Security
Also makes 7 other plugins · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments from one admin screen.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
70+
≈71 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cleanup”, “comments” and “delete comments” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 1K 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 4 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 38 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cleanup”, “comments” and “delete comments” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Jun 2025 · 512 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 273 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 23 Sep 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 6 Jun 2025
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
7 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 "Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,378 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "delete comments" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 60+ → 70+ up
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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Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simply Disable Comments 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
CRUDLab Disable Comments 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - B Bulk Comments Management 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- R Remove All Comments 200+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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