WU – Block comments

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1. ★★★★★ Tom

   13.4y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for! No more polluting of my WordPress database with obviously spammy comments! I will never, ever want to even moderate comments containing the “viagra” or “pharmacy” words. This plugin reduces the number of spam comments in the database and therefore makes it much easier to identify false-positives. It took me only a short while to fill the Block List with keywords taken from real comment spam. I treat it as a pre-filter for Akismet also because I want to take off the load from my server. And even if a real commenter gets caught in this filter, they will be notified why. The Blocklist used together with the default Blacklist is a powerful tool. THANK YOU for this plugin!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-11-04 40+ → 30+ down after 89 days in tier
2. 2025-08-07 30+ → 40+ up after 39 days in tier
3. 2025-06-29 40+ → 30+ down after 481 days in tier
4. 2024-03-05 50+ → 40+ down after 18 days in tier
5. 2024-02-16 40+ → 50+ up after 7 days in tier
6. 2024-02-09 50+ → 40+ down after 175 days in tier
7. 2023-08-18 60+ → 50+ down after 186 days in tier
8. 2023-02-13 70+ → 60+ down after 10 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).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Email Address Encoder 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• T Throws SPAM Away 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• D Delete Pending Comments 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Simply Disable Comments 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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WU – Block comments: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wu-block-comments