WordPress plugin comparison
comment validation vs Delete Pending Comments
At a glance
- Delete Pending Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 80+ for comment validation.
- On a typical day, Delete Pending Comments is downloaded about 18 times, comment validation about 4.
- comment validation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 94 reviews.
- comment validation was updated more recently: May 25, 2026, against Jan 28, 2024 for Delete Pending Comments.
- comment validation is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Delete Pending Comments.
- Delete Pending Comments has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for comment validation.
Line by line
comment validation leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  comment validation |  Delete Pending Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,816 | #2,387 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 102 | 511 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(94) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.37 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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