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Comment Blacklist Manager

by Andrew Norcross · 500+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Comment Blacklist Manager is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Comment Blacklist Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
grantsplorp3 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 1 commits

New committer grantsplorp made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Comment Blacklist Manager
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 5 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0

Momentum

500+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0.1
AuthorAndrew Norcross
Added21 May 2014
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs500+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
Categorynot stated
Tagsspam, comments, blacklist

Other plugins by this author: YOURLS Link Creator, Safer Email Link, Content Update Notification, Remove Comment Notes, Media Item URL, System Snapshot Report, Reaktiv CSS Builder, Post Meta Manager, Airplane Mode, Control WP Core Emails, WP RSS Validator, WP Comment Notes

Questions

Is Comment Blacklist Manager still maintained?

Comment Blacklist Manager was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Comment Blacklist Manager safe?

Comment Blacklist Manager has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Comment Blacklist Manager?

The wordpress.org author is Andrew Norcross. Recent committers: grantsplorp. New committer grantsplorp made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

What can I use instead of Comment Blacklist Manager?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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