FluentComments – AJAX Comments, Anti-Spam & Comment Email Notifications
by Shahjahan Jewel · Security
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “antispam”, “spam protection” and “comments” for “layered”, “threaded” and “spam comment”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “layered” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “threaded” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “spam comment” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 7.7K 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 2 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 60 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax comments your tag | #5 | #19 | down 1 |
| layered | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| threaded | #11 | #19 | down 3 |
| comment notification your tag | #15 | #23 | up 3 |
| threaded comments | #6 | #13 | down 1 |
| top comments | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| comments your tag | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| spam comment | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| comments antispam | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| ajax comment | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| antispam for comments | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| comment moderation | #17 | #19 | down 4 |
| get comments | #12 | #24 | — |
| spam comments | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| antispam comment spam | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| captcha on comments | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| block spam comments | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| antispam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
76 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 59 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “antispam”, “spam protection” and “comments” for “layered”, “threaded” and “spam comment”. “antispam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “layered” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “threaded” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “spam comment” sits at #24 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 “comment notification”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Oct 2023 · 1,126 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 1 Sep 2026
5
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Oct 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DeepBlue8mo ago
Hi Great plugin, simple and effective a great addition to the fluent suite for WordPress Please add support for pages too (not only articles)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ShabuShabu1.2y ago
With FluentComments, the comments section finally looks modern and engaging. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kacper33551.3y ago
Keep up the good work! Thanks for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mmikolas1.3y ago
It doesn’t work in Bricks. I only see “Loading.” This topic was modified 1 year ago by mmikolas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amirhossein71.8y ago
Why, after all this time, has this good plugin not been developed at all, its bugs not been fixed, and no updates have been provided for it?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smnurulislam2.5y ago
This is the plugin I am looking for long time. I have a review in youtube about this plugin, I install it on site and get the result. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 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
6 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "for developers", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,663 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "antispam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-27 600+ → 700+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-02 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 500+ → 600+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 500+ → 600+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 500+ → 600+ up after 132 days in tier
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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Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Titan Anti-spam & Security – Brute Force Protection, 2FA & Spam Filter 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
CryptX 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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