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Simple Comment Editing

by David Stone · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Comment Editing is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Comment Editing
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
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
ronalfy4 Aug 2013 to 11 Sep 2026, 285 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
54 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Comment Editing
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20243
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Nov 2025Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 3.1.03.2.00
24 Jan 2025Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing <= 3.0.33 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery5.5<= 3.0.333.1.00

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 55 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star51
4 star1
3 star1
2 star2
1 star0

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Comment Editing
4 May 202680
11 May 2026157
18 May 2026127
25 May 2026132
1 Jun 2026197
8 Jun 2026201
15 Jun 2026175
22 Jun 2026166
29 Jun 2026167
6 Jul 2026135
13 Jul 2026174
20 Jul 2026187
27 Jul 2026174
3 Aug 2026213
10 Aug 2026130
17 Aug 2026163
24 Aug 2026227
31 Aug 2026190
7 Sep 20261,173
14 Sep 2026456
21 Sep 2026324
28 Sep 2026302
5 Oct 2026228
12 Oct 2026214
19 Oct 2026344
26 Oct 2026256
2 Nov 202649

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Disable CommentsScore 93 · 100,000+Disable CommentsScore 91 · 1,000,000+Disqus Comment SystemScore 91 · 30,000+Comment Link Remove and Other Comment ToolsScore 91 · 8,000+Simply Disable CommentsScore 91 · 8,000+

Facts

Version3.4.0
AuthorDavid Stone
Added4 Aug 2013
Last updated11 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategorySupport & Help Desk > Help Desk & Ticketing Systems
Tagscomments, ajax comments, edit comments, comment editing, comment moderation

Other plugins by this author: Ajaxify Comments - Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments, SD AI Agent, Ultimate AI Connector for Compatible Endpoints, Ultimate Multisite - WordPress Multisite SaaS & WaaS Platform, Superdav AI Language Packs

Questions

Is Simple Comment Editing still maintained?

Simple Comment Editing was last updated on 11 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Comment Editing safe?

Simple Comment Editing has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple Comment Editing?

The wordpress.org author is David Stone. Recent committers: ronalfy, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simple Comment Editing?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Disable Comments, Disable Comments, Disqus Comment System, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools, Simply Disable Comments.

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