Spam Comments Cleaner
by Manish Kumar Agarwal · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2K+ 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.
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 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “delete comments”, “spam clean” and “spam delete” 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.
47 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 48.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 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 3194 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mindfire solutions your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam clean your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam delete your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “delete comments”, “spam clean” and “spam delete” 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 271 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years 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 17 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gabilanyi9.0y ago
This plugin seems to be doing nothing except display the message for purchasing the paid version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artsyrenee9.5y ago
Works for me!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rafael Rivas Estrada9.7y ago
I have 2 weeks using it, I have received spam and have not been detected or dele
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hexabfree10.4y ago
Simple and effective. Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rob W10.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ incareof11.1y ago
Effortless, thanks guys and gals.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ syednazrulhassan11.4y ago
I was thinking of this sort of plugin and found this one Cheers
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.5y 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
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 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 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,239 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("delete comments", "Mindfire Solutions", "spam clean", "wordpress comments" missing).
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 after 468 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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Comments Deletion 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
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 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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