Google+ Comments
by Alex Moss · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Google+ Comments WordPress plugin makes it easier for you to setup, administer and customise Google+ comments from your WordPress site.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “commenting”, “comments” and “google” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 12.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4937 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4937 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| commenting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google plus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “commenting”, “comments” and “google” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 72 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 25 Apr 2013
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ShreyansJ_11.7y ago
Hi Alex, Everything works fine on this plugin and I’ve installed it on my site. Just 1 query, do the comments on the plugin get indexed on Google? And if I migrate to some other plugin, will the comments stay?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vintagedave12.0y ago
I’ve been searching for a plugin that integrates comments from when people share a link to a page on Google+ for ages. (Most “Google+ integration” plugins allow you to comment using your account, but don’t pull in discussions that occur on G+ itself.) This plugin works perfectly and I’m very happy. Thanks Alex! The one (tiny) quibble I’d have is that the iframe the G+ comments are hosted in is tall – 600px – even when there aren’t enough comments to fill it. If you have normal WordPress or Jetpack comments enabled on the page as well, people might not spot them since they have to scroll through a lot of empty space to get there. It is probably hard to fix, but would be great if possible. However, since this is the only plugin offering this functionality, and it does it well, 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dh4212.4y ago
This module creates a hidden back link on your site, the visibility of the back link is set to none so you will not know it is there. This is against Google Spam policies so I turned the site in for search spam.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adamsmark12.6y ago
This plugin merely stacks Google+ comments over WordPress comments, which ultimately does not add value to ones website. It creates two, distinct areas for comments and assumes users will know to scroll down. For a fee, the developer offers tabbed output, which is more user friendly, but requires bloggers to switch to another theme. This free version is even less impressive and constitutes a rather ugly way to implement Google+ comments.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doc Sheldon12.8y ago
This plugin works flawlessly with v3.8.1, within the limitations imposed by Google. We tested several others and decided this was the best-in-show. Unfortunately, we probably won’t continue to allow G+ commenting on our site, because of the very limited manner in which Google allows the site-to-G+ interface – none of the plugins are able to allow editing or deletion of comments (or included links) that are abusive or spammy. If we decide to stick with G+ comments, however, it’ll definitely be with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy Nathan12.8y ago
I love this plugin! Easy to use, it actually tracks all the comments and discussion threads on Google+ about your blog, and publishes them as comments on your site. Great for engaging with Google+ users, and also for additional social proof of your blog posts. Started using this for my new blog at http://startupgap.com/category/blog/, and I get more comments on Google+ than I do in my own comment section, so this is definitely a boost for a new site to look so active right away. Thanks Alex!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.0y ago
This plugin has added a great deal of community interaction to my blog. It has worked seamlessly and been trouble-free. My only wish is for a way to get alerts when a post is commented on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seanrasmussen13.4y ago
Installed this on our blog and it does what it needs to. Very happy!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Google+ Comments <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60186 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Google+ Comments WordPress plugin makes it easier for you to setup, administer and customise Google+ co..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 441 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "commenting", "google plus" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-12 40+ → 30+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 40+ → 50+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-03 40+ → 50+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 50+ → 40+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 40+ → 50+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 50+ → 40+ down after 13 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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Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Google+ Comments into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/google-plus-comments" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Google+ Comments — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Google+ Comments: 30+ active installs, 3.6★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-plus-comments
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