Remove Yoast SEO Comments
At risk: no release in 98 months (last release 25 Sep 2018).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Remove Yoast SEO Comments still maintained?
- No. Last release 25 Sep 2018, over 8 years ago. 25 Sep 2018 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Remove Yoast SEO Comments, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Remove Yoast SEO Comments removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Remove Yoast SEO Comments safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Remove Yoast SEO Comments update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.1. No one-star spike after it. 7 Dec 2017 · 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.
No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated 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 25 Sep 2018. Tested up to 4.9, 22 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.
| 5 star | 11 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- No Longer Works · 1 star · 7 Oct 2024
- Doesn’t work anymore! · 1 star · 29 Dec 2020
- Now longer working :( · 1 star · 22 Jun 2020
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
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 37 |
| 18 May 2026 | 45 |
| 25 May 2026 | 54 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 45 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 57 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 51 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 37 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 41 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 58 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 40 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 65 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 52 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 72 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 79 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 73 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 104 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 110 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 126 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 112 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 120 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 170 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 154 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 36 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 65% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Mitch |
| Added | 29 Jul 2016 |
| Last updated | 25 Sep 2018 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 1.2.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | seo, Yoast, Yoast SEO, remove html, remove comments |
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Questions
Is Remove Yoast SEO Comments still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Sep 2018, over 8 years ago.
Who owns Remove Yoast SEO Comments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Remove Yoast SEO Comments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Remove Yoast SEO Comments safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Remove Yoast SEO Comments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1. No one-star spike after it.