Delete Pending Comments
At risk: no release in 33 months (last release 28 Jan 2024).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Delete Pending Comments still maintained?
- No. Last release 28 Jan 2024, over 2 years ago. 28 Jan 2024 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Delete Pending Comments, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Delete Pending Comments removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Delete Pending Comments safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Delete Pending Comments update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 16 Aug 2020 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| sudar | 16 Aug 2020 to 28 Jan 2024, 8 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.3 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Jan 2024. Tested up to 6.4, 7 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 86 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 5 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 46 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 58 |
| 18 May 2026 | 73 |
| 25 May 2026 | 81 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 61 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 67 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 43 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 43 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 55 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 65 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 77 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 76 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 72 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 84 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 77 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 131 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 97 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 108 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 102 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 181 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 123 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sudar Muthu |
| Added | 11 Oct 2009 |
| Last updated | 28 Jan 2024 |
| Active installs | 8,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.7 |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Bulk Operations & Batch Editing |
| Tags | spam, delete, pending, comments, mass delete comments |
Other plugins by this author: Bulk Move, Posts By Tag, Simple Reverse Comments, Easy Retweet, WP Github Gist, Github Ribbon, Geo Mark, WP Github Commits, open-flash-chart-core, Tweetbacks Helper, FriendFeed API Core, No Browse Happy
Questions
Is Delete Pending Comments still maintained?
No. Last release 28 Jan 2024, over 2 years ago.
Who owns Delete Pending Comments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Delete Pending Comments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Delete Pending Comments safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Delete Pending Comments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.0. No one-star spike after it.