User Spam Remover
by Joel · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically removes spam user registrations and other old, unused user accounts. Blocks annoying e-mail to administrator after new registrations.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “registration” and “spam” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 57.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 972 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “admin”, “registration” and “spam” 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 1.3K · 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 · 76% 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 16 months 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 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Eli3.4y ago
This plugin helped me eliminate over 10k spam registrations from a website recently, and it did its job very well regardless of being 3 years without updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ j35u5fr34k5.3y ago
I had a bunch of spam users on my forum and this deleted them all. Granted it took some time as it could only do 1000 at a time but better than trying to figure it out another way. Sit in front of the TV and delete them 1000 at a time. I love this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Liz_S6.0y ago
Would be amazing if it also removed all pending user registrations. We have 17000 spam registrations that never activated their accounts. Would love an easy way to remove them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FinanzProfi6.1y ago
I had 31000 subscribers on a old (WP 4.4) website where I accidentially had the option “anyone can register” turned on. This plugin did the job of deleting all those subscribers. I had to do it in batches as it “only” deletes 1000 subs at the time. Thanks a lot to the developer as it has saved me a lot of hassle!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tgrblogger8.0y ago
Does the job of removing registered users that have not commented or made a post after a selected number of days and includes a log and a backup db file. Improvement could be made by allowing this job to be applied to a selection of User Role and a date range. Used on WordPress version 4.9.8 This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by tgrblogger. Reason: added wordpress version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stiffgroup9.2y ago
delete 1000s
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webmystery9.6y ago
Exactly what I needed. Would be nicer if it worked out of the box. The mysqli fix is easy for someone like me but would be a big hindrance to less geeky types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arvind9.6y ago
Tried activating. Says ‘Failed due to Fatal error’
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-12-04 CVE-2025-62735 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1 No patch available
- 2024-04-05 CVE-2024-31298 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.0 Patched in 1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically removes spam user registrations and other old, unused user accounts. Blocks annoying e-mail t..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,402 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "users" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1111 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1046 days in tier
- 2019-08-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1235 days in tier
- 2016-03-31 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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Fast User Switching 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Last Login 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
View Admin As 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable User Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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