Best AI moderation plugins for WordPress
The most popular AI moderation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Moderation API leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of AdamBox (fewer than 10) and AI Spam Comment Detector (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “ai moderation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 AI moderation plugins
- 1.
Moderation APIThe most installed AI moderation plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
AdamBoxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
AI Spam Comment DetectorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Vigil-CMCCFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “ai moderation”

Moderation API
Up in the last 7 days:9,389#33,676by moderationapi2 months ago
Use Moderation API to automatically moderate comments on your WordPress site. Supports multisite networks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

AdamBox
#54,292by Ask Adam1 month ago
Lightweight live chat chatbox with AI-powered moderation for WordPress — calm, neutral oversight with no tracking or data storage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AI Spam Comment Detector
Up in the last 7 days:9,858#58,657by Rashed Hossain1 year ago
AI-powered comment spam detection using GPT-4. Blocks spam comments with inline user warnings—no CAPTCHA needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Vigil-CMCC
#73,773by nikhilranka3 months ago
A comprehensive content moderation plugin for WordPress with AI-powered spam detection, queue management, analytics, collaboration, and multi-platform …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day