WordPress moderation plugins
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Comment Cleaner — Bulk Delete & Disable Comments(58)•Updated 215d ago
Delete, export, import, and manage WordPress comments with bulk tools and comment-control settings.
20,000 installs576,279 downloads44/100 • Stale
Registration Options for BuddyPress(33)•Updated 1350d ago
Moderate new BuddyPress members and fight BuddyPress spam.
1,000 installs176,282 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients(4)•Updated 268d ago
Control who will receive new comment and moderation notifications. Light weight, simple, safe and effective.
1,000 installs24,943 downloads40/100 • Stale
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress(18)•Updated 194d ago
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress provides enhanced moderation for your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss site.
600 installs51,131 downloads32/100 • Stale
bbPress Moderation(14)•Updated 4805d ago
Add the ability to moderate and approve new topics and replies in the bbPress V2.0 plugin
500 installs23,521 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Auto Approve Comments(5)•Updated 1979d ago
Auto approve comments by Commenter (email, name, url), User and Role (Akismet and wpDiscuz compatible)
200 installs10,226 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
100 installs2,983 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderator(3)•Updated 1562d ago
Add a new user role, Comment Moderator, that allows any selected user to manage comments.
100 installs10,106 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
forumManager for bbPress(1)•Updated 519d ago
Expand how the moderators can manage forum and topics content from the frontend, from any page showing the list of topics or forums.
100 installs8,065 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
No Comment(0)•Updated 5575d ago
No Comment is a simple way to remove email notification for just one person out of your list of blog administrators.
100 installs8,131 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Post Comment Notification(2)•Updated 5114d ago
Notify users other than the admin that new comments or new post have been posted or created
80 installs5,318 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Do Not Allow Comments Everywhere(1)•Updated 383d ago
A lightweight plugin that globally disables comments and pings across all WordPress content - past and future.
80 installs425 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
FV Thoughtful Comments(3)•Updated 611d ago
FV Thoughtful Comments adds front end comment moderation including sophisticated banning mechanisms. Say Goodbye to Disqus!
70 installs16,384 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP-Blacklister(0)•Updated 5066d ago
Plugin tool for assembling lists of IP addresses, emails, and URLs from spam comments.
60 installs4,218 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Never Moderate Registered Users(3)•Updated 579d ago
Never moderate or mark as spam comments made by registered users, regardless of the apparent spamminess of the comment.
50 installs9,460 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Probation(0)•Updated 5280d ago
Comment Probation allows you to require moderation for a future comment by a comment author, rather than having the comment be automatically approved.
40 installs4,784 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Limiter(1)•Updated 155d ago
Limit comment length by setting minimum and maximum character rules for WordPress comments.
30 installs2,511 downloads52/100 • Maintained
SpeedPlus AntiMat: Remove profanity in comments(0)•Updated 1513d ago
The plugin checks the text of comments when they are added and, if it detects obscene (profan, foul) words, replaces them with the word you specified.
30 installs1,403 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
AI Comment Guard(0)•Updated 340d ago
Protect your WordPress site from spam with AI-powered comment moderation. Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter providers.
30 installs704 downloads38/100 • Stale
BuddyVerified(20)•Updated 3545d ago
Allows admins to specify verified accounts. Adds a badge to verified usernames.
20 installs32,456 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Crowd Control by Postmatic – Comment moderation decentralized(2)•Updated 2738d ago
Comment moderation is a drag. Have your users lend a hand by flagging offensive comments and scrubbing your site clean.
20 installs8,133 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Link Analysis(2)•Updated 5280d ago
Ce plugin analyse les liens contenus dans un article et les affiche dans une metabox dans l'interface d'administration.
20 installs2,552 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Approval Notification(0)•Updated 6355d ago
Sends an email to the comment author when their comment gets approved (only if it's held for moderation).
20 installs3,581 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Ghost Comment Manager(0)•Updated 395d ago
Trust once → comments auto-publish with a moderator-only “ghost” flag. Includes a light spam shield, filters, bulk actions, and a clear dashboard.
20 installs341 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
User Suspend(0)•Updated 235d ago
Suspend WordPress user accounts with timed or permanent bans, reasons, email notifications, and a full audit log.
20 installs225 downloads38/100 • Stale
BuddyPress Moderation(9)•Updated 4379d ago
Adds links/buttons to flag inappropriate content and gives a convenient way to moderators to view reports and take actions.
10 installs26,713 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderate New Blogs(1)•Updated 3750d ago
WordPress Multisite Network plugin. New blogs(aka sites) await a final click from a Network Admin to activate.
10 installs5,184 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Notifications for Collapsed Admin Menu(0)•Updated 576d ago
Highlights the comments and plugins icons in the collapsed admin sidebar menu when notifications are pending.
10 installs5,147 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Comments Moderators(0)•Updated 3826d ago
WP Comments Moderators plugin allows any user (whatever their Role) to moderate any blog comment.
10 installs3,908 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Ozh' Auto Moderate Comments(0)•Updated 5902d ago
When a post gets old, instead of simply closing the discussion, send comments and trackbacks to the moderation queue.
10 installs3,083 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment URL Control(0)•Updated 6891d ago
This plugin will allow you to remove an unwanted author-URI entered by a commenter with one single click of your mouse.
10 installs2,953 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Compteur(0)•Updated 5576d ago
Compte le nombre d'articles refusés pour chaque contributeur et passe les contributeurs trop souvent refusés en abonnés.
10 installs2,802 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Mindvalley Comments Moderator(0)•Updated 5222d ago
Create a custom role that enables only Comment Moderation actions and pages.
10 installs2,732 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
10 installs2,427 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Virtual Moderator(0)•Updated 5425d ago
This plugin helps to keep community blogs clean. There must be some unwanted posts if blog is open for anyone. It Lets visitors to flag those posts.
10 installs2,345 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Role Approved Comment(0)•Updated 6199d ago
This plugin will allow any specified role to have their comments automatically approved.
10 installs2,217 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Blacklist keys manager(0)•Updated 4195d ago
The increase in efficiency of management of a comment blacklist is attained, and a spam comment is blocked.
10 installs2,177 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CR Flexible Comment Moderation(0)•Updated 6427d ago
A wordpress plugin that will allow you to flexibly set comment moderation mode on individual post, wether to automatically approve or moderate the com …
10 installs2,108 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
ShushThatNoise – Ignorant Comment Hider(0)•Updated 5934d ago
Hide unwanted comments without deleting them. Readers can click on the "Show" link to read the buried comment.
10 installs2,083 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
My Two Cents(0)•Updated 4434d ago
Get BitCoin from commenters. Auto-approve comments that include a BitCoin donation. Fight spam with BitCoin microtransactions.
10 installs1,897 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation Highlighter(0)•Updated 3724d ago
This plugin will highlight keywords you specify on the admin moderation page, making it easier to spot manual spam and/or troll comments.
10 installs1,859 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CommentOff(0)•Updated 463d ago
Easily disable all comments on your WordPress site: hide the form, block existing comments, and remove comment elements from the admin panel.
10 installs324 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Compassionate Comments(1)•Updated 2167d ago
Encourages authors of toxic comments to re-phrase them to be more kind instead.
0 installs3,367 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Delete Comments on a Schedule(1)•Updated 1391d ago
Ce plugin vous permet de nettoyer facilement votre base de données en supprimant les spams et les commentaires modérés qui encombrent votre site.
0 installs949 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
CleanMod – AI Comment Moderation(1)•Updated 340d ago
Uses CleanMod to detect toxic comments and automatically hold or block them.
0 installs245 downloads40/100 • Stale
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup(1)•Updated 174d ago
Clean up comment spam by URL pattern, schedule auto-cleanups, block bots with a honeypot, and auto-score comment quality — all in one panel.
0 installs107 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Atmosvere (Formerly Trusted Accounts) for WordPress(0)•Updated 194d ago
Protect your pages from bots, scrapers and spam — fully in the background and invisible to visitors. We stop bad visitors before they reach your site.
0 installs3,129 downloads38/100 • Stale
Katorymnd Reaction Process Plugin(0)•Updated 331d ago
Elevate your WordPress site with dynamic feedback, ratings, and surveys for insightful user interaction.
0 installs2,535 downloads38/100 • Stale
azurecurve Comment Validator(0)•Updated 2904d ago
Checks comment to ensure they are longer than the minimum, shorter than the maximum and also allows comments to be forced into moderation based on len …
0 installs2,219 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Link Moderation Whitelist(0)•Updated 2377d ago
Allows for whitelisted URLs to not count against the comment moderation max number of links limit.
0 installs1,946 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderation mode planning(0)•Updated 6329d ago
This pluging allow you to program your moderation mode, it automatically updates the comment_moderation option, as the days and time slot selected.
0 installs1,572 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
AutoMod(0)•Updated 664d ago
Manage members with warnings and bans, SMTP settings, customizable email templates, AI moderation, and registration controls for enhanced security.
0 installs1,409 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderate if author URL(0)•Updated 5779d ago
Requires approval on comments that contain an author URL.
0 installs1,376 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation Highlights(0)•Updated 1322d ago
Highlight comments in the Comments Admin. Pick a color, add a note.
0 installs1,325 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Free Net of Moderators(0)•Updated 2428d ago
Maintaining a culture of online communication in the hands of the users themselves.
0 installs1,275 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Multilingual Comment Moderation(0)•Updated 2406d ago
Send comment moderation notifications to different email addresses based on post language.
0 installs1,160 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Auto Comment Moderation(0)•Updated 1515d ago
Automatically send toxic and hateful comments to the comment moderation queue.
0 installs1,145 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Gaali(0)•Updated 1150d ago
Gaali removes harmful and unwanted comments before they can cause any damage. Its checks for toxicity based on TensorflowJS.
0 installs970 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Respectify(0)•Updated 170d ago
Healthy internet comments! Use Respectify to help your commenters post in a way that builds community.
0 installs458 downloads50/100 • Maintained
FS AI Auto Moderation(0)•Updated 229d ago
AI-powered moderation for WordPress. Protects against spam, advertising, and insults using Gemini, OpenAI, and Claude.
0 installs434 downloads38/100 • Stale