Best approved plugins for WordPress
The most popular approved plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Comment Approved leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Approved Comments Only (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “approved” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 approved plugins
- 1.
Comment ApprovedThe most installed approved plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 14 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 2.
Approved Comments Only10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 2 plugins tagged “approved”
Comment Approved
Down in the last 7 days:16#9,321by nielsvanrenselaar8 years ago
Notify a user when their comment is approved.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(14)
- Downloads
- 9/day
Approved Comments Only
#41,167by Gurmeet Singh10 years ago
Restrict user to view the unapproved comments in dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day