WordPress plugin comparison

Delete Pending Comments vs Comment Experience by Progress Planner

Delete Pending Comments

by Sudar Muthu

8K+ installs4.7

Comment Experience by Progress Planner

by Progress Planner

500+ installs3.5

At a glance

Delete Pending Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 500+ for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.
On a typical day, Delete Pending Comments is downloaded about 18 times, Comment Experience by Progress Planner about 11.
Delete Pending Comments is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 94 reviews, against 3.5 from 13 reviews.
Comment Experience by Progress Planner was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2025, against Jan 28, 2024 for Delete Pending Comments.
Comment Experience by Progress Planner is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.4.14 for Delete Pending Comments.
Delete Pending Comments has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.

Delete Pending Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Delete Pending Comments	Comment Experience by Progress Planner
Popular rank	#2,386	#8,914
Active installs	8K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	501	230
Rating	4.7(94)	3.5(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.4.14	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.08	×0.25
Last release	2 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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