Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation
by moderationapi · Security
Use Moderation API to automatically moderate comments on your WordPress site. Supports multisite networks.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “spam”, “ai moderation” and “profanity” for “content moderation”, “moderation” and “automated content”. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content moderation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai moderation” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “moderation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profanity” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “automated content” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsfw your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| toxic your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| content moderation | #6 | #18 | down 1 |
| moderation | #10 | #21 | down 4 |
| profanity your tag | #11 | #13 | 0 |
| ai moderation your tag | #14 | #19 | down 1 |
| automated content | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| comment moderation | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 6 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 “spam”, “ai moderation” and “profanity” for “content moderation”, “moderation” and “automated content”. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content moderation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai moderation” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “moderation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profanity” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “automated content” 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 “ai moderation”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “profanity”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Aug 2024 · 793 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 409 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
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 · v1.2.0 · 20 Aug 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ matthew341.2y ago
The moderation API plugin has been game-changing for my company. We no longer have to spend HOURS a week moderating comments on our articles. Chris has been a pleasure to work with and he’s helped us every step of the way. 100% recommend!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ superbr1.8y ago
Excellent customer service and a bright future
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moderationapi2.1y ago
Ok, ok… caught red-handed writing our own review. But hey, while you’re here go ahead and try our plugin, and let us know if you need any more features added!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cueup2.1y ago
We downloaded this plugin and also upgraded to a paid plan. It works perfectly. I had some questions for the support team and they answered them quickly. Highly recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 572 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ai moderation", "profanity", "spam", "toxic" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-30 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 10+ → 20+ 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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Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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