Move Comments
by apostolis · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to move comments between posts in a simple and easy way by adding a page under (\'Move\') under the \'Comments\& …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈72 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “move” and “page” 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 66 average across 1,775 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 2979 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| move your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments”, “move” and “page” 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 82 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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
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
8.2y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 4 Sep 2018
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 2 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ janelwashere4.4y ago
Doesn’t appear to be supported any more, but this version worked just perfectly and did what I needed it to do, move a few comments from post A to post B where they belonged. I hope the developer is okay.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WutHirsch5.3y ago
Simple, Straightforward. Worked with WordPress 5.+ as well! Can’t complain at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dirk7.0y ago
I’ve had some serious problems with version 2.4 (WP 5.2.4)! It destroyed the complete layout of my Events Manager Sites when I updated the settings of Events Manager (5.9.6)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dushonok7.9y ago
Worked great and from the first time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devaricha8.0y ago
Very simple to use and worked first go, which was great for a not very tech savvy impatient person like me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rom1our8.1y ago
Very simple, perfect result
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1391290411.8y ago
Still working like a charm! Thanks for this!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to move comments between posts in a simple and easy way by adding a page under (\'Mo..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 209 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "spam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 60+ → 70+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 70+ → 60+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 80+ → 70+ down after 241 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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