Remove Comment Website/URL Box
by Mark Hodder · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 590+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide the Website / URL input box on the comment form, supports Genesis 2.X, Thesis 2.X and some other WordPress themes (may not work on all themes)
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comment form”, “comment form website url” and “remove url box” 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.
48 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 17K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3854 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3854 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comment form website url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove url box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comment form”, “comment form website url” and “remove url box” 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 304 · 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
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
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
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.0%0d · 28 May 2014
2
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 7 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nancy.hildebrandt9.5y ago
Tested with Beaver Builder Theme 1.6 and the new Beaver Themer product (currently in alpha development)–works fine. Couldn’t be easier to use. Install, activate, the URL(website) field is gone from the comments area.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harry9.7y ago
It’s works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nick M.10.0y ago
It works on iHost theme. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rae In Reno10.7y ago
I’m using Weaver Extreme Plus and it works like a charm! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ intcreator11.0y ago
As far as I can tell this plugin works great. It’s pretty lightweight and does just what it says. This should prevent 95% of my spam…I hope it will be updated if necessary!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tremer12.0y ago
Easy to use!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erik12.3y ago
Using the Incarnation theme by Kriesi and this plugin does exactly what it says!
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
1 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 "Hide the Website / URL input box on the comment form, supports Genesis 2.X, Thesis 2.X and some other WordP..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 314 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("comment form website url", "remove url box", "website url" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-18 600+ → 500+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 700+ → 600+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 800+ → 700+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 900+ → 800+ down after 39 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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