Fixes comments to be more technically accurate, naturally.
As of April 2026, Mansplainer is a WordPress wtf plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
Want to make sure that post’s author knows who really knows what they’re trying say? Mansplain in the comments.
What if a post is missing that one detail that only you know? Mansplain in the comments.
Was a post succinct and well-written? Probably not well enough, and you know what that means: Mansplain.
But what if you (accidentally, I’m sure) fail to indicate that you’re the savior when you comment? Let Mansplain fix that for you.
Mansplain helps keep your comment section technically correct (which we know is the best kind of correct) by prefixing comments with an appropriately helpful phrase to let everyone know that this comment can be relied on to be accurate, helpful, and properly ‘splained. 🙂
This is a joke, but not really. If you’re…
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
mansplainer_not_all_comments filter to enable original behavior of “fixing” all comments.Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.