Update Comments Count
by Pau Iglesias · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy way to update post comments counters, even for large sites, using WordPress standar function.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized 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 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.
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 4018 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 75
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.
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
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.0
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-08-15 · 1,378 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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Silkalns4.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ titsmaker6.9y 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 Wintle7.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ willywdev7.9y 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 Felix7.9y ago
It worked even though it has not been updated for long
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nickpagz8.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ erikjandelange8.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ anefarious18.8y 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.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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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AnyComment 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Comments Like Dislike 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Relative URL 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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