Delete Pending Comments
by Sudar Muthu · Security
Also makes 15 other plugins · 20.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks.
56 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 944 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
320
now · peak 861
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.0
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-04-24 · 1,452 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-02-05Most reviewers love how fast it wipes thousands of spam comments, but two warn that an update deleted all their comments including approved ones, so the newest reviews are back to glowing 5-star praise.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rol692.6y ago
Das Plugin hat mit einem Klick tausendfachen Spam entfernt. Es gibt keine weiteren Einstellungen. Nach Installation und Aktivierung des Plugins auf die Kommentarseite gehen. Oben steht ein Button “Spam löschen”. Perfektes Plugin, vielen Dank.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pipi8423.5y ago
Best plugin to delete comments so far, please keep it updated. 🙏
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KeithRowley3.8y ago
2000 spam cpmments gone in a moment on latest WP version 6.1. Nothing to worry about here!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jrp14.2y ago
The latest update delets ALL comments, not just pending comments. Beware and do NOT use if you have valid comments that you don’t want to be scrubbed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ malikjozane4.8y ago
It deletes all comments, even approved ones. So be careful before you use it guys.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nick van de Veerdonk5.1y ago
‘There’s a plugin for everything’, sure, but this one solved a problem I’ve been having for a LONG time… Thanks! Easy and quick, almost as if nothing happened at all 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anthony Keller5.4y ago
Great plugin my friends !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve5.7y ago
Does what it says quickly and easily. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.0 Added support for PHP 5.3 to 7.4 Added support for WordPress versions upto 5.5 Fixed deprecation messages and warnings Fixed a couple of UI issues Going forward this plugin will be maintained by Sudar Muthu 1.0.0
- — Version 0.2.1.2 Documentation update and test against 3.5 0.2.1.2
- — Version 0.2.1.1 Documentation update 0.2.1.1
- — Version 0.2.1 Manipulate the database directly. Using WordPress functions was way too slow with 10k or more pending comments. 0.2.1
- — Version 0.1.1.1 Fix version number… 0.1.1.1
- — Version 0.1.1 Add icon by famfamfam to the Admin Drop Down Menu . Re-organize files 0.1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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 - C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Simply Disable Comments 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kama SpamBlock 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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