GDPR Tools: comment ip removement
by fhwebdesign · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Removes the ip adresses saved in comments after saving into database and prevents saving as required in GDPR.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gdpr” for “saving”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “saving” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 920 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 503 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
37
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deaktivieren your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| kommentar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| dsgvo your tag | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| saving | #11 | #23 | down 1 |
| no saving | #12 | #19 | 0 |
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gdpr” for “saving”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “saving” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “tools”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
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
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
11d ago
latest release · v1.6 · 24 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months ago; the previous band took 3.4 years to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stebato5.4y ago
This plugin seems to work very smooth. I have used it for a couple of months without experiencing any problems due to it. Having a plugin deleting ip-addresses after some time instead of regularily doing manual deletion is labour saving and reliable. I am very satisfied.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ backpackerdude6.1y ago
Da das regelmäßige Löschen von den IP-Adressen der Kommentaren seit dem inkrafttreten der DSGVO ja Pflicht ist, ist dieses Plugin ideal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sywwow6.5y ago
I’ve been searching for something this simple for ages. The problem I have is I do not want my readers revealing their location when they make a comment – in my opinion, sending the ip is a security flaw (I’ve not had any issues but am glad I’ve got this now)
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5 Update to WP 6.7 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Update to WP 6.0 1.4
- — Version 1.3.1 FIX: some descriptions FIX: Saving for ip adresses now properly working 1.3.1
- — Version 1.3 UPDATE: Switched menu item to submenu of ‘comments’ UPDATE: Redesign ADD: function to delete all comment ips after user-definable time 1.3
- — Version 1.6 Update to WP 7.1 1.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Removes the ip adresses saved in comments after saving into database and prevents saving as required in GDPR."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 547 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("deaktivieren", "dsgvo", "kommentar", "tools" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1245 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2021-05-18 600+ → 900+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2021-01-24 400+ → 600+ 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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WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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