PluginSift

Remove IP vs Visitors Detective (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Remove IP

Remove IP

5(2)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 10 years ago
View Remove IP
VS
Visitors Detective

Visitors Detective

3(1)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 13 years ago
View Visitors Detective

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Remove IP has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) and leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Remove IP has accumulated 22K+ total downloads while Visitors Detective has 5.0K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Remove IP
◄
Visitors Detective3/5
Total Reviews
2Remove IP
◄
Visitors Detective1
Active Installs
5.0K+Remove IP
◄
Visitors Detective10
Total Downloads
22K+Remove IP
◄
Visitors Detective5.0K+
Support Resolution
N/ARemove IP
Visitors DetectiveN/A
Last Updated
10 years agoRemove IP
◄
Visitors Detective13 years ago
First Released
2009Remove IP
Visitors Detective2012
Age
17 yearsRemove IP
Visitors Detective14 years
WP Requires
2.8+Remove IP
Visitors Detective2.x+
PHP Requires
false+Remove IP
Visitors Detectivefalse+
Business Model
FreeRemove IP
Visitors DetectiveFree
Latest Version
0.1Remove IP
Visitors Detective1.0.5

Rating Breakdown

Remove IP

5/5(2 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Visitors Detective

3/5(1 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
100%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Remove IP Reviews

by ott

Simple and efficient

The plugin does exactly what its name suggests: it removes the IP address from new comments on your blog – not more and not less.

by websupporter

Yeah!

Thanks a lot Guido! I was just digging into WordPress to understand the Comments-Machine, when I saw this IP-Saving and was wondering about it. I was wondering, if I should write exactly the Plugin yo

Visitors Detective Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Remove IP or Visitors Detective more popular?
Remove IP has 5.0K+ active installations while Visitors Detective has 10. Remove IP is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Remove IP or Visitors Detective?
Remove IP has a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, while Visitors Detective has a 3/5 rating from 1 reviews.
Are Remove IP and Visitors Detective free?
Remove IP is free and Visitors Detective is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Remove IP or Visitors Detective?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Remove IP was last updated 10 years ago and Visitors Detective was last updated 13 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.