Title: Delete Pending Comments Author: Sudar Muthu Published: October 11, 2009 Last modified: January 28, 2024 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/delete-pending-comments.svg) # Delete Pending Comments By [Sudar Muthu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sudar/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/delete-pending-comments.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/) ## Description This plugin is a quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. It’s useful for victims of spammer attacks. After installing the plugin go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments and follow the instructions to delete all the pending comments. ### Credits This plugin was originally developed by [Nicolas Kuttler](http://www.nkuttler.de/) and he maintained it till June 24, 2020. From June 24, 2020, [Sudar Muthu](https://sudarmuthu.com) took over the development and maintenance of the plugin. ## Screenshots * [[ * Go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments to see the list of pending comments. * [[ * Type the text that is shown to confirm the deletion of all pending comments. * [[ * The success message that is shown after the comments are deleted. ## Installation ### From WordPress Admin You can install the plugin directly from WordPress admin interface by going to Plugins- > Add New and then searching for ‘Delete Pending Comments’ plugin. ### Normal WordPress installations Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page. ## FAQ ### How do I delete the pending comments? Go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments and follow the instructions to delete all the pending or spam comments. ### Can the plugin also delete all spam comments? Yes, the plugin can delete both pending and spam comments. ### Is there a way to retrieve the comments that were deleted? No. There is no way to retrieve the comments that were deleted. So please take a backup if you need to restore the deleted comments. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dd3323a902727aca018a8d81bd98f4cc71610616f4c4b2f3b56197b5bea17edd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[mit einem Klick Spam entfernt](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mit-einem-klick-spam-entfernt/)󠁿 [rol69](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rol69/) February 5, 2024 Das Plugin hat mit einem Klick tausendfachen Spam entfernt. Es gibt keine weiteren Einstellungen. Nach Installation und Aktivierung des Plugins auf die Kommentarseite gehen. Oben steht ein Button “Spam löschen”. Perfektes Plugin, vielen Dank. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e8341ba54b86f232e661f113c902529271d91b1956a4f496118cd5c120dbc847? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Efficient](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/efficient-101/)󠁿 [pipi842](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pipi842/) March 14, 2023 Best plugin to delete comments so far, please keep it updated. 🙏 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/617c6e62c889619ef2f92f5ca2ea7bcf0868921649bbcda500259dcc1bc78658? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-9598/)󠁿 [KeithRowley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/keithrowley/) November 14, 2022 2000 spam cpmments gone in a moment on latest WP version 6.1. Nothing to worry about here! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/826718660b6714ad0f9bb84af2aa4ce5dedca1d0c4739673cf2c6195a0668ff0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Deletes all comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deletes-all-comments/)󠁿 [jrp1](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jrp1/) June 23, 2022 2 replies The latest update delets ALL comments, not just pending comments. Beware and do NOT use if you have valid comments that you don’t want to be scrubbed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f02d45726f3d3c19dabc65f036ab427846927dc9ba8ee95d13407fa058f3e1ab? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Deletes Everything](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deletes-everything/)󠁿 [malikjozane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/malikjozane/) November 20, 2021 It deletes all comments, even approved ones. So be careful before you use it guys. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/60a528c3c732731ab1a1b973aed73571d9777fc9ae9b995f2b999bf49c0c8e87? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[AWESOME](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-8931/)󠁿 [Nick van de Veerdonk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nmvdvjr/) July 15, 2021 ‘There’s a plugin for everything’, sure, but this one solved a problem I’ve been having for a LONG time… Thanks! Easy and quick, almost as if nothing happened at all 🙂 [ Read all 94 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Delete Pending Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sudar Muthu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sudar/) “Delete Pending Comments” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/delete-pending-comments/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Delete Pending Comments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/delete-pending-comments) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delete-pending-comments/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/delete-pending-comments/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/delete-pending-comments/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/delete-pending-comments/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Added support for PHP 5.3 to 7.4 * Added support for WordPress versions upto 5.5 * Fixed deprecation messages and warnings * Fixed a couple of UI issues * Going forward this plugin will be maintained by [Sudar Muthu](https://SudarMuthu.com) #### 0.2.1.2 * Documentation update and test against 3.5 #### 0.2.1.1 * Documentation update #### 0.2.1 * Manipulate the database directly. Using WordPress functions was way too slow with 10k or more pending comments. #### 0.1.1.1 * Fix version number… #### 0.1.1 * . * Re-organize files #### 0.1.0 * Improve I18N, styling, layout, readability, add info #### 0.0.3 * More small fixes #### 0.0.2 * Small fixes #### 0.0.1 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.4.8** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/delete-pending-comments) * Tags * [comments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[delete](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/delete/) [mass delete comments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mass-delete-comments/) [pending](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pending/)[spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 86 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 2 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 5 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/delete-pending-comments/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sudar Muthu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sudar/) ## Support Got something to say? 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