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Best profanity plugins for WordPress

The most popular profanity plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Filtration leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Moderation API (10+) and WP Stop Profanity (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “profanity” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 profanity plugins

  1. 1.
    Filtration

    The most installed profanity plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  2. 2.
    Moderation API

    10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    WP Stop Profanity

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  4. 4.
    Ultimate WP Filter

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

All 5 plugins tagged “profanity”