WordPress moderation plugins

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Comment Cleaner — Bulk Delete & Disable Comments
Comment Cleaner — Bulk Delete & Disable Comments
Delete, export, import, and manage WordPress comments with bulk tools and comment-control settings.
(58)
Updated 215d ago
20,000 installs576,279 downloads44/100 • Stale
Registration Options for BuddyPress
Registration Options for BuddyPress
Moderate new BuddyPress members and fight BuddyPress spam.
(33)
Updated 1350d ago
1,000 installs176,282 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients
Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients
Control who will receive new comment and moderation notifications. Light weight, simple, safe and effective.
(4)
Updated 268d ago
1,000 installs24,943 downloads40/100 • Stale
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress provides enhanced moderation for your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss site.
(18)
Updated 194d ago
600 installs51,131 downloads32/100 • Stale
bbPress Moderation
bbPress Moderation
Add the ability to moderate and approve new topics and replies in the bbPress V2.0 plugin
(14)
Updated 4805d ago
500 installs23,521 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Auto Approve Comments
Auto Approve Comments
Auto approve comments by Commenter (email, name, url), User and Role (Akismet and wpDiscuz compatible)
(5)
Updated 1979d ago
200 installs10,226 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Flagged Content
Flagged Content
Allows visitors to flag posts and pages.
(4)
Updated 1844d ago
100 installs2,983 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderator
Comment Moderator
Add a new user role, Comment Moderator, that allows any selected user to manage comments.
(3)
Updated 1562d ago
100 installs10,106 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
forumManager for bbPress
forumManager for bbPress
Expand how the moderators can manage forum and topics content from the frontend, from any page showing the list of topics or forums.
(1)
Updated 519d ago
100 installs8,065 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
No Comment
No Comment
No Comment is a simple way to remove email notification for just one person out of your list of blog administrators.
(0)
Updated 5575d ago
100 installs8,131 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Post Comment Notification
Post Comment Notification
Notify users other than the admin that new comments or new post have been posted or created
(2)
Updated 5114d ago
80 installs5,318 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Do Not Allow Comments Everywhere
Do Not Allow Comments Everywhere
A lightweight plugin that globally disables comments and pings across all WordPress content - past and future.
(1)
Updated 383d ago
80 installs425 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
FV Thoughtful Comments
FV Thoughtful Comments
FV Thoughtful Comments adds front end comment moderation including sophisticated banning mechanisms. Say Goodbye to Disqus!
(3)
Updated 611d ago
70 installs16,384 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP-Blacklister
WP-Blacklister
Plugin tool for assembling lists of IP addresses, emails, and URLs from spam comments.
(0)
Updated 5066d ago
60 installs4,218 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Never Moderate Registered Users
Never Moderate Registered Users
Never moderate or mark as spam comments made by registered users, regardless of the apparent spamminess of the comment.
(3)
Updated 579d ago
50 installs9,460 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Probation
Comment Probation
Comment Probation allows you to require moderation for a future comment by a comment author, rather than having the comment be automatically approved.
(0)
Updated 5280d ago
40 installs4,784 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Limiter
Comment Limiter
Limit comment length by setting minimum and maximum character rules for WordPress comments.
(1)
Updated 155d ago
30 installs2,511 downloads52/100 • Maintained
SpeedPlus AntiMat: Remove profanity in comments
SpeedPlus AntiMat: Remove profanity in comments
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.
(0)
Updated 1513d ago
30 installs1,403 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
AI Comment Guard
AI Comment Guard
Protect your WordPress site from spam with AI-powered comment moderation. Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter providers.
(0)
Updated 340d ago
30 installs704 downloads38/100 • Stale
BuddyVerified
BuddyVerified
Allows admins to specify verified accounts. Adds a badge to verified usernames.
(20)
Updated 3545d ago
20 installs32,456 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Crowd Control by Postmatic – Comment moderation decentralized
Crowd Control by Postmatic – Comment moderation decentralized
Comment moderation is a drag. Have your users lend a hand by flagging offensive comments and scrubbing your site clean.
(2)
Updated 2738d ago
20 installs8,133 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Link Analysis
WP Link Analysis
Ce plugin analyse les liens contenus dans un article et les affiche dans une metabox dans l'interface d'administration.
(2)
Updated 5280d ago
20 installs2,552 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Approval Notification
Comment Approval Notification
Sends an email to the comment author when their comment gets approved (only if it's held for moderation).
(0)
Updated 6355d ago
20 installs3,581 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Ghost Comment Manager
Ghost Comment Manager
Trust once → comments auto-publish with a moderator-only “ghost” flag. Includes a light spam shield, filters, bulk actions, and a clear dashboard.
(0)
Updated 395d ago
20 installs341 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
User Suspend
User Suspend
Suspend WordPress user accounts with timed or permanent bans, reasons, email notifications, and a full audit log.
(0)
Updated 235d ago
20 installs225 downloads38/100 • Stale
BuddyPress Moderation
BuddyPress Moderation
Adds links/buttons to flag inappropriate content and gives a convenient way to moderators to view reports and take actions.
(9)
Updated 4379d ago
10 installs26,713 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderate New Blogs
Moderate New Blogs
WordPress Multisite Network plugin. New blogs(aka sites) await a final click from a Network Admin to activate.
(1)
Updated 3750d ago
10 installs5,184 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Notifications for Collapsed Admin Menu
Notifications for Collapsed Admin Menu
Highlights the comments and plugins icons in the collapsed admin sidebar menu when notifications are pending.
(0)
Updated 576d ago
10 installs5,147 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Comments Moderators
WP Comments Moderators
WP Comments Moderators plugin allows any user (whatever their Role) to moderate any blog comment.
(0)
Updated 3826d ago
10 installs3,908 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Ozh' Auto Moderate Comments
Ozh' Auto Moderate Comments
When a post gets old, instead of simply closing the discussion, send comments and trackbacks to the moderation queue.
(0)
Updated 5902d ago
10 installs3,083 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment URL Control
Comment URL Control
This plugin will allow you to remove an unwanted author-URI entered by a commenter with one single click of your mouse.
(0)
Updated 6891d ago
10 installs2,953 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Compteur
WP Compteur
Compte le nombre d'articles refusés pour chaque contributeur et passe les contributeurs trop souvent refusés en abonnés.
(0)
Updated 5576d ago
10 installs2,802 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Mindvalley Comments Moderator
Mindvalley Comments Moderator
Create a custom role that enables only Comment Moderation actions and pages.
(0)
Updated 5222d ago
10 installs2,732 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Better Moderation
Better Moderation
Provides more control over comment moderation
(0)
Updated 5012d ago
10 installs2,427 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Virtual Moderator
Virtual Moderator
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.
(0)
Updated 5425d ago
10 installs2,345 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Role Approved Comment
Role Approved Comment
This plugin will allow any specified role to have their comments automatically approved.
(0)
Updated 6199d ago
10 installs2,217 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Blacklist keys manager
Blacklist keys manager
The increase in efficiency of management of a comment blacklist is attained, and a spam comment is blocked.
(0)
Updated 4195d ago
10 installs2,177 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CR Flexible Comment Moderation
CR Flexible Comment Moderation
A wordpress plugin that will allow you to flexibly set comment moderation mode on individual post, wether to automatically approve or moderate the com …
(0)
Updated 6427d ago
10 installs2,108 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
ShushThatNoise – Ignorant Comment Hider
ShushThatNoise – Ignorant Comment Hider
Hide unwanted comments without deleting them. Readers can click on the "Show" link to read the buried comment.
(0)
Updated 5934d ago
10 installs2,083 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
My Two Cents
My Two Cents
Get BitCoin from commenters. Auto-approve comments that include a BitCoin donation. Fight spam with BitCoin microtransactions.
(0)
Updated 4434d ago
10 installs1,897 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation Highlighter
Comment Moderation Highlighter
This plugin will highlight keywords you specify on the admin moderation page, making it easier to spot manual spam and/or troll comments.
(0)
Updated 3724d ago
10 installs1,859 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CommentOff
CommentOff
Easily disable all comments on your WordPress site: hide the form, block existing comments, and remove comment elements from the admin panel.
(0)
Updated 463d ago
10 installs324 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Compassionate Comments
Compassionate Comments
Encourages authors of toxic comments to re-phrase them to be more kind instead.
(1)
Updated 2167d ago
0 installs3,367 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Delete Comments on a Schedule
Delete Comments on a Schedule
Ce plugin vous permet de nettoyer facilement votre base de données en supprimant les spams et les commentaires modérés qui encombrent votre site.
(1)
Updated 1391d ago
0 installs949 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
CleanMod – AI Comment Moderation
CleanMod – AI Comment Moderation
Uses CleanMod to detect toxic comments and automatically hold or block them.
(1)
Updated 340d ago
0 installs245 downloads40/100 • Stale
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup
Clean up comment spam by URL pattern, schedule auto-cleanups, block bots with a honeypot, and auto-score comment quality — all in one panel.
(1)
Updated 174d ago
0 installs107 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Atmosvere (Formerly Trusted Accounts) for WordPress
Atmosvere (Formerly Trusted Accounts) for WordPress
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)
Updated 194d ago
0 installs3,129 downloads38/100 • Stale
Katorymnd Reaction Process Plugin
Katorymnd Reaction Process Plugin
Elevate your WordPress site with dynamic feedback, ratings, and surveys for insightful user interaction.
(0)
Updated 331d ago
0 installs2,535 downloads38/100 • Stale
azurecurve Comment Validator
azurecurve Comment Validator
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)
Updated 2904d ago
0 installs2,219 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Link Moderation Whitelist
Comment Link Moderation Whitelist
Allows for whitelisted URLs to not count against the comment moderation max number of links limit.
(0)
Updated 2377d ago
0 installs1,946 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderation mode planning
Moderation mode planning
This pluging allow you to program your moderation mode, it automatically updates the comment_moderation option, as the days and time slot selected.
(0)
Updated 6329d ago
0 installs1,572 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
AutoMod
AutoMod
Manage members with warnings and bans, SMTP settings, customizable email templates, AI moderation, and registration controls for enhanced security.
(0)
Updated 664d ago
0 installs1,409 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Moderate if author URL
Moderate if author URL
Requires approval on comments that contain an author URL.
(0)
Updated 5779d ago
0 installs1,376 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Comment Moderation Highlights
Comment Moderation Highlights
Highlight comments in the Comments Admin. Pick a color, add a note.
(0)
Updated 1322d ago
0 installs1,325 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Free Net of Moderators
Free Net of Moderators
Maintaining a culture of online communication in the hands of the users themselves.
(0)
Updated 2428d ago
0 installs1,275 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Multilingual Comment Moderation
Multilingual Comment Moderation
Send comment moderation notifications to different email addresses based on post language.
(0)
Updated 2406d ago
0 installs1,160 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Auto Comment Moderation
Auto Comment Moderation
Automatically send toxic and hateful comments to the comment moderation queue.
(0)
Updated 1515d ago
0 installs1,145 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Gaali
Gaali
Gaali removes harmful and unwanted comments before they can cause any damage. Its checks for toxicity based on TensorflowJS.
(0)
Updated 1150d ago
0 installs970 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Respectify
Respectify
Healthy internet comments! Use Respectify to help your commenters post in a way that builds community.
(0)
Updated 170d ago
0 installs458 downloads50/100 • Maintained
FS AI Auto Moderation
FS AI Auto Moderation
AI-powered moderation for WordPress. Protects against spam, advertising, and insults using Gemini, OpenAI, and Claude.
(0)
Updated 229d ago
0 installs434 downloads38/100 • Stale