Update Comments Count
by Pau Iglesias · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy way to update post comments counters, even for large sites, using WordPress standar function.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comment”, “comments” and “fix comment” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 4079 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4079 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fix comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| update comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| update comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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”, “comments” and “fix comment” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 75 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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
11.2y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 31 Aug 2015
1
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 15 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Silkalns4.2y ago
As of the time of writing, this plugin hasn’t been updated for over 7 years. However, it still works using PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.0.2. This plugin fixes an annoying thing that misleads users, so I highly recommend giving it a try even today.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ titsmaker7.0y ago
The plugin helped me fixing the issue with wrong comment numbers after manipulating comments via PHPMyAdmin. Still working with WP 5.2.4 and PHP 7.3.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ross Wintle7.5y ago
Worked perfectly. Would be good to get the “Tested up to” tag updated so you can appear more prominently in search results in the repo. But thanks for making this – saved me a ton of time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willywdev8.1y ago
I don’t know what its supposed to do, but it didnt do what I wanted. I made changes to wp_posts comment_count but the numbers aren’t showing on the site. I hoped this would force the site to update the count I changed from the backend Mysql, no go.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kingsley Ibietela Felix8.1y ago
It worked even though it has not been updated for long
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nickpagz8.3y ago
After an import from wordpress.com the comment counts were way off. This worked perfectly. Thanks! WordPress version 4.9.7 and PHP 7.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erikjandelange8.3y ago
Just inserted the comments through the database, and executed this plugin. All the counts were updated correctly. Thanks, great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anefarious19.0y ago
I was hoping this would work but it doesn’t. Didn’t crash my website or anything like that, but it does not correct comment counts for me.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 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 0 of 1 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 379 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("fix comment", "update comment", "update comments" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 70+ → 60+ down after 325 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 80+ → 70+ down after 166 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 90+ → 80+ down after 153 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 100+ → 90+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2024-07-04 90+ → 100+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2024-05-28 100+ → 90+ down after 4 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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Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Comments Like Dislike 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Anti-spam Reloaded 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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