Title: Spam Comment Remover Author: Sahil Dadwal Published: July 12, 2025 Last modified: December 8, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/spam-comment-remover/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3327683) ![](https://ps.w.org/spam-comment-remover/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=3327683) # Spam Comment Remover By [Sahil Dadwal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sahildadwal/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/spam-comment-remover.4.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-comment-remover/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-comment-remover/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-comment-remover/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-comment-remover/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/) ## Description Spam Comment Remover is a lightweight, zero-setup WordPress plugin that automatically stops spam comments and silently removes them. **Features:** * Universal spam detection engine * Blocks hidden links, disguised URLs, BBCode, anchor tags * Blocks gibberish, AI-generated text patterns, random strings * Auto-deletes _pending_ and _spam_ comments after activation * Keeps admin-approved comments safe * No conflict with any plugin or theme * Removes “Website” field from the comment form * Fully automated system — no settings required Perfect for bloggers, businesses, portfolio sites, and WooCommerce stores. ## Installation 1. Upload to `/wp-content/plugins/spam-comment-remover` 2. Activate through Plugins page 3. That’s all — spam removal starts instantly ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3b0d41417fd811227f83f8c5b2169b3387aa4eca18fbed1b76e61a9aca92ffa5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very bad plugin. It purges all comments without any notice.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-bad-plugin-it-purges-all-comments-without-any-notice/)󠁿 [3xploiton3](https://profiles.wordpress.org/3xploiton3/) July 2, 2026 3 replies When you activate the plugin, all pending comments, whether they are spam or legitimate human comments, disappear instantly without any prior warning. This is very bad. Legitimate comments were lost. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36e0c03252f1a82524d5c08c68dabc374b1d0fbc81d6d57c2870b6e2059d21ab? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Best Spam Comment Remover Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-spam-comment-remover-plugin/)󠁿 [ravinderkumar56](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ravinderkumar56/) July 14, 2025 Just try that my one of my website where 500+ pending spam comments but after activate this plugin. All comments will deleted automatically without any single click. Thank you so much for this awesome plugin. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Spam Comment Remover” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sahil Dadwal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sahildadwal/) [Translate “Spam Comment Remover” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spam-comment-remover) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spam-comment-remover/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/spam-comment-remover/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spam-comment-remover/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spam-comment-remover/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 4.0 * Added universal spam detection engine (V4) * Stronger protection against hidden links, gibberish & AI spam * Improved compatibility (safe with all plugins/themes) * Updated cleanup logic for pending/spam comments * Updated for WordPress 6.9 #### 3.3 Improved link detection, author field checks, and pending/spam auto-delete. ## Meta * Version **4.0** * Last updated **7 months ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [anti-spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/anti-spam/)[cleaner](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleaner/) [comments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) [spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-comment-remover/advanced/) ## Ratings 3 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spam-comment-remover/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sahil Dadwal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sahildadwal/) ## Support Got something to say? 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