Ultimate Comment Cleaner – Remove Spam & Unwanted Comments, Delete Comments in Bulk
by wpunicorn · Security
Also makes 5 other plugins · 340+ installs across the portfolio →
Comment cleaner: remove spam and unwanted comments, delete comments in bulk, automate removing comments with smart rules and a safe quarantine.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+47%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bulk delete comments” for “quarantine”. “bulk delete comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “quarantine” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,843 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 584 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,084 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarantine | #13 | #16 | 0 |
| quarantine wordpress | #18 | #21 | down 3 |
| remote comment spam | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| remove unwanted tags | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| bulk delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comment spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| delete comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 14 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
- Swap “bulk delete comments” for “quarantine”. “bulk delete comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “quarantine” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Jan 2026 · 287 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 5 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Comment cleaner: remove spam and unwanted comments, delete comments in bulk, automate removing comments wit..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 19 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 Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,245 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "comment spam", "remove comments" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared searches A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared searches A -
NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared searches A -
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared searches A -
Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared searches A
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