Spam Comments Cleaner
by Manish Kumar Agarwal · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Delete all the SPAM comments of your WordPress site in a regular time interval. To start the scheduled script this plugin using wp_cron hook.
47 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
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 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3129 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
188
now · peak 237
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-17 · 1,423 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gabilanyi8.9y ago
This plugin seems to be doing nothing except display the message for purchasing the paid version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artsyrenee9.4y ago
Works for me!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rafael Rivas Estrada9.5y ago
I have 2 weeks using it, I have received spam and have not been detected or dele
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hexabfree10.2y ago
Simple and effective. Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rob W10.5y ago
Fastest way to delete comments! Much faster than the “Clear Spam” button in WordPress’ default comment functionality… Had over 50k spam comments and they were deleted within a few seconds while WordPress’ native delete spam comments failed and errored out!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ incareof10.9y ago
Effortless, thanks guys and gals.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ syednazrulhassan11.2y ago
I was thinking of this sort of plugin and found this one Cheers
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.3y ago
Awesome plugin. Does exactly what it should! YAY!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-31 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 632 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-28 3K+ → 2K+ down
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 – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Comments & Delete All Comments 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Social comments by WpDevArt 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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