Delete Pending Comments vs Remove Author Pages (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Delete Pending Comments
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove Author Pages has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 9 reviews) while Delete Pending Comments leads in active installations (10K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Delete Pending Comments has accumulated 153K+ total downloads while Remove Author Pages has 30K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Delete Pending Comments | Remove Author Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 94 | ◄ | 9 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 153K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 years ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Age | 17 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.7+ | 2.0.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Delete Pending Comments
Remove Author Pages
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Delete Pending Comments averaged approximately 8 daily downloads while Remove Author Pages averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Delete Pending Comments Reviews
mit einem Klick Spam entfernt
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 “Spa
Efficient
Best plugin to delete comments so far, please keep it updated. 🙏
Perfect
2000 spam cpmments gone in a moment on latest WP version 6.1. Nothing to worry about here!
Remove Author Pages Reviews
Работает, но ..
Дополнение — «то, что нужно». Единственное но, не имеет перенаправления на «главную» (или указанный адрес), и author=0 не прячет. Вцелом нормально (если без учёта).
Done and Done
15 lines of code. Such a simple approach. I ended up simply adding this code to one of our existing in-house plugins for a multisite and slightly modified the code so it redirects to the parent domain
Missing /?author=0
It catches /author/ pages, but misses /?author=0 (etc).
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