Best delete comments plugins for WordPress
The most popular delete comments plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Disable Comments leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of WP Comment Cleaner (20K+) and Disable Comments & Delete All Comments (9K+). All 21 plugins tagged “delete comments” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 delete comments plugins
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Disable CommentsThe most installed delete comments plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 281 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
WP Comment Cleaner20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 58 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Disable Comments & Delete All Comments9K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 41 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Bulk Delete Comments5K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 13 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
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Spam Comments Cleaner1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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CRUDLab Disable Comments700+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Bulk Comments Management600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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Remove All Comments200+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Comments Deletion100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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Delete & Disable Comments70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 21 plugins tagged “delete comments”
Disable Comments
#38by WPDeveloper14 days ago
Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.7(281)
- Downloads
- 21K/day
WP Comment Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,279by royalnavneet23 days ago
Delete, disable, and clean all comments in one click. Easily manage, bulk delete, or completely disable comments across your entire WordPress site.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(58)
- Downloads
- 142/day
Disable Comments & Delete All Comments
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,170by Themeisle17 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
- 116/day
Bulk Delete Comments
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,991by shahalomwordpress3 months ago
Effortlessly bulk delete comments or delete all comments from your WordPress site. Manage comments by type, post, or category with one-click cleanup o …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.8(13)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Spam Comments Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:15#6,250by Manish Kumar Agarwal8 years ago
Delete all the SPAM comments of your WordPress site in a regular time interval. To start the scheduled script this plugin using wp_cron hook.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CRUDLab Disable Comments
Down in the last 7 days:207#8,035by CRUDLab10 years ago
CRUDLab Disable Comments plugin allows you to disable comments for any page or post or for whole site.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bulk Comments Management
Up in the last 7 days:3#8,093by Yakup Hoca9 years ago
This plugin allows administrators to globally delete comments (spam, trash, unapproved comments), enable/disable comments on all posts.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Remove All Comments
Down in the last 7 days:56#11,370by php-developer9 years ago
This plug-in will removed/Delete all comments from posts and pages.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.9(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Comments Deletion
Up in the last 7 days:309#15,770by Arrow Design1 month ago
Safely preview, filter, bulk delete and automatically clean WordPress comments, with product review protection and cleanup history.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Delete & Disable Comments
Up in the last 7 days:172#18,568by Andreas Ostheimer1 month ago
Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments from one admin screen.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Comments Shield
Down in the last 7 days:33#21,298by Delower Hossain2 months ago
Delete, disable, and clean all comments in one click. Easily manage, bulk delete, or completely disable comments across your entire WordPress site.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Comments Remover
Down in the last 7 days:452#24,382by shmider9 years ago
A small plugin to remove pending comments using a search keyword.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
MSBD Clean Comments
Down in the last 7 days:498#30,266by Shah Alom11 months ago
A simple and lightweight WordPress plugin to delete bulk comments by comments status (spam, trash, pending, or approved).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AOS Comment Spam Cleanup
Up in the last 7 days:258#31,103by 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
Delete All Comments in One Click for Free With / Without Hyperlink Option
#31,316by Sourabh Nagori1 year ago
A professional plugin to delete all comments from blog posts with options to preserve or remove hyperlinks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ultimate Comment Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:10,824#32,838by wpunicorn21 days ago
Comment cleaner: remove spam and unwanted comments, delete comments in bulk, automate removing comments with smart rules and a safe quarantine.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
WP Delete Comments
#44,457by embarkcode7 years ago
WP Delete Comments allows you to delete your Pending, Approved, Spam, Trash or All of your comments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Commenti
Down in the last 7 days:5,142#58,921by Yakura7 months ago
Disable and remove comments site-wide or per post type. Control REST API, feeds, XML-RPC, admin UI, and avatars. Multisite ready
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Comment Master Toggle & Purge
Down in the last 7 days:10,971#64,732by Deepak Dhanta3 months ago
Easily turn your WordPress comments section on or off from a single master dashboard toggle, or permanently purge all comments from your database.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Habibur Comment Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:7,847#69,975by Habibur Rahman8 months ago
Effortlessly disable comments and pingbacks sitewide to improve performance and security.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Commentinel Spam Comment Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:6,237#72,651by Adnaniq29 days ago
Find spam comments by links, author URL or SQL injection probes, then bulk delete them in one click. Clean up thousands of comments fast.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day