Zeno Report Comments
by Marcel Pol · Security
Also makes 17 other plugins · 81.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin gives your visitors the possibility to report a comment as inappropriate. After a set threshold the comment is put into moderation.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “spam comment” for “report”. “spam comment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “report” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 12.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| report comments your tag | #2 | #5 | down 1 |
| inappropriate | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| crowd control your tag | #4 | #10 | — |
| report | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| top comments | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| crowd | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| comment moderation | #22 | #17 | down 3 |
| delete comments | #24 | #21 | — |
| remove comments | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| comment cleanup | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| comments moderation | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| plugin report | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| flag comments your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| safe report comments your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| spam comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
39 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “spam comment” for “report”. “spam comment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “report” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 645 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v2.3.2 · 10 Jan 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years 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 18 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ askamanager1.3y ago
This is a great, lightweight plugin that does exactly what it says it will do, and it’s working well on a high-traffic site. It’s the only one I could find that didn’t include a lot of extra functionality I didn’t want, and I like that I can set my own number for how many reports will result in a comment getting automatically sent back to moderation. The developer is also extremely responsive and helpful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NicCrockett2.7y ago
This plugin is a great addition to a moderator’s tool chest. It effectively allows users to report comments saving you time finding spammers and inappropriate comments. A recent update showing responses to threaded comments also helps authors understand how readers respond to their posts. The plugin author is helpful and responsive to feedback. Thank you for maintaining a simple yet powerful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 179512146.0y ago
Plugin works great, very useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carlos Vázquez6.5y ago
Fixed up. Now it works perfectly. Good support. Sorry about it, I cannot better qualify a plugin that does not work in a template than the ones that WordPress has by default. I understand that it works in other templates, but I have wasted a lot of time with this plugin and searched for all the possible information. My child template and my website are very advanced, and I don’t see the possibility of changing templates. A pity, I have tried it with other themes and it works wonderfully. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Carlos Vázquez. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by Carlos Vázquez. Reason: Upgrade
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WMEric7.5y ago
Thanks for this plugin as spammers are trying to find their way in on a very active site, users help me find them. Much is appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jellico8.1y ago
I’ve been for 3 weeks looking for a good “report comment” plug-in, it’s been really hard to find, until I stumbled upon this one.. This plugin works perfect, and if there is an issue, or an question, the creator, Marcel, are happy to lend a hand. You can really see that he cares about this plug-in and us, the end users. Unfortunately this plug-in don’t have many installs, and it wasn’t on the top 5 search results when I searched “report comment“, which I don’t understand, because if you are looking for a clean, fast and effective “report comment” plugin, this is it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roxchou8.7y ago
Just installed the plugin and it works works seamlessly with Hueman theme. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel Pol8.8y ago
There are a few forks of Safe Report Comments, but this one is maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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 26 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 967 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("crowd control", "flag comments", "report comments", "safe report comments", "spam comment" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-31 300+ → 200+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 200+ → 300+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 300+ → 200+ down after 165 days in tier
- 2024-02-03 200+ → 300+ up after 26 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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