Remove All Comments
by php-developer · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 220+ installs across the portfolio →
This plug-in will removed/Delete all comments from posts and pages.
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “delete comments” and “no comments” 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.
40 health vs 66 average across 1,778 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 28.1K 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3368 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.93★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3368 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 | ||
| delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| no comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove comments 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”, “delete comments” and “no comments” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 257 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v3.1.1 · 13 Aug 2017
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rishigangoly9.2y ago
It says I have to upgrade to their pro version because I have too many comments
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Rendleman9.6y ago
Too bad. I really would have liked this one. 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe Bloggs9.6y ago
My site has 177 comments I wanted to get rid of. Straight after the installation of this plugin, I get the following message: “Its looks there are many comments in your website.This plugin will not work with your website. You can get full version from here (link to the paid version).” Dude, If you want to release a free version of the plugin and submit it to the WordPress plugin inventory, at least make it do something useful! This is a waste of time. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by Joe Bloggs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Naanad9.9y ago
The website said it might not be compatible, the website warned me this might not be what I wanted. Oh it was EXACTLY what I wanted and needed. The “auto” approval of the comments on photos was something I had initially tried to turn off using the steps a when I setup the site, but at first it only worked on posts. Once I found the option to address the individual photos, it had already collected 260000+ comments in less than a few weeks. The client wanted NO comments at all. After all this time, I found this application, and they are GONE. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scotttraveler10.8y ago
Crashed my site – gave me fatal errors. Oh, and it didn’t remove the comments, only crashed once a comment was added.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lancerkind10.8y ago
Update.php had a warning but otherwise the plug in worked wonderfully. I’m not clear what the author suggest be done after such an operation. I just wanted to remove the two thousand “ping-back” crap comments that infected my site, then return to normal operations for a media campaign. So after the Purge, I went back to “remove comments” on my dash and debated about whether it was necessary to change the settings to “no.” I wondered if leaving them at “yes” meant that it would continuously purge new comments. Then I decided why have this plugin active at all, so I deactivated it. I’m glad to keep the plugin installed for next time things get out of control.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aatayyab11.4y ago
EASY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD REMOVAL OF COMMENTS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ php-developer11.8y ago
100 % Comments Free Website. This topic was modified 9 years ago by php-developer.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 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 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 495 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("delete comments", "no comments", "spam" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 300+ → 200+ down after 402 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 400+ → 300+ down after 412 days in tier
- 2024-04-18 500+ → 400+ down after 248 days in tier
- 2023-08-14 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-08-12 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-11 600+ → 500+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-08-05 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 600+ → 500+ down after 213 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
CRUDLab Disable Comments 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - B Bulk Comments Management 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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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 -
WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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