Best comment moderation plugins for WordPress
The most popular comment moderation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Disable Comments & Delete All Comments leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Comment Editing (2K+) and WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics) (600+). All 16 plugins tagged “comment moderation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 comment moderation plugins
- 1.
Disable Comments & Delete All CommentsThe most installed comment moderation plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 41 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Simple Comment Editing2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 55 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)600+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 4.
WP Comment Notification400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Comments400+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 30 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Show Parent Comment70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 8.
Crowd Control by Postmatic20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
ShushThatNoise10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
All 16 plugins tagged “comment moderation”
Disable Comments & Delete All Comments
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,170by Themeisle18 days ago
Disable comments globally on all posts or certain post types. Delete all comments at once, by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(41)
- Downloads
- 112/day
Simple Comment Editing
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,763by David Stone1 month ago
Allow your users to edit their comments for a period of time. Adjust the comment timer and save some admin headaches.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(55)
- Downloads
- 45/day
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
Down in the last 7 days:34#8,213by Umbrovskis.com5 years ago
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 8/day
WP Comment Notification
Up in the last 7 days:17#9,309by WpExperts Hub1 month ago
Choose who gets WordPress comment emails: send moderation and new comment notifications to your own list of addresses and the post author.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Comments
Up in the last 7 days:17#9,337by graphcomment1 month ago
Don't disable comments — fix them. AI-assisted moderation, zero spam, ad-free — syncs back to your WordPress database. The Disqus alternative.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.7(30)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner
Down in the last 7 days:30#11,789by WPBeginner7 months ago
Add a new comment moderator user role to your site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Show Parent Comment
Down in the last 7 days:190#18,472by Stephen Cronin11 years ago
Add the parent comment to comments in the WP Admin area, in order to assist with comment moderation
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Crowd Control by Postmatic
Down in the last 7 days:322#27,846by Postmatic7 years ago
Comment moderation is a drag. Have your users lend a hand by flagging offensive comments and scrubbing your site clean.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup
#31,531by AOS Digital1 month ago
Clean up comment spam by URL pattern, schedule auto-cleanups, block bots with a honeypot, and auto-score comment quality — all in one panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShushThatNoise
#41,573by zingming16 years ago
Hide unwanted comments without deleting them. Readers can click on the "Show" link to read the buried comment.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Email Validator for Comments
Up in the last 7 days:166#42,720by Security Insight1 year ago
Blocks comment submission until the user confirms their email address with a one-time link. No accounts or captchas required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gmail Comment Approval
Down in the last 7 days:7,017#43,274by Umesh Kumar12 years ago
One click comment approval for Wordpress from your Gmail account.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CommentMind AI
#50,828by Mahdi Rahani2 months ago
Moderate WordPress comments, filter spam, and publish helpful AI-assisted replies with CommentMind.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Comments
#55,427by cigan115 days ago
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multilingual Comment Moderation Emails for WPML
Down in the last 7 days:1,978#56,077by mbain3 months ago
Route WordPress comment moderation notification emails to a different address for each language on your WPML multilingual site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CommentAura
Up in the last 7 days:1,929#70,262by Ibrahim Riaz1 month ago
A modern discussion layer for WordPress. Your comments stay native WordPress comments — always.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day