Old Comment Cleaner
Clean up old comment data based on user-defined settings.
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Possibly abandoned • Last updated 459 days ago
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Possibly abandoned (last update 459 days ago).
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Description
Old Comment Cleaner is a WordPress plugin that allows you to clean old comment data based on user-defined settings. You can specify the age of comments to clean which will replace email addresses and names, and delete author URLs associated with the comments.
The “Confirm Cleaning” checkbox must be checked before any destructive actions are taken. When comments are cleaned, they will have any or all of the following done:
- Email addresses will be replaced with “[email protected]”.
- Names will be replaced with “Anonymous Guest”.
- Website URLs will be replaced with an empty string.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. For more information, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.
Installation
- Upload the
old-comment-cleanerfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings -> Old Comment Cleaner to configure the plugin.
Frequently Asked Questions
After activating the plugin, go to Settings -> Old Comment Cleaner to configure the settings. You can specify the age of comments to clean and choose to clean email addresses, names, and website URLs associated with the comments.
You can clean old comments immediately by clicking the “Clean Now” button on the settings page. Make sure that “Confirm Cleaning” is enabled.
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1.2
- Fix formatting and clean up.
1.1
- Use WP API instead of SQL
- gmdate instead of date
- Other bug fixes.
1.0
- Initial release.