Export Comment Author Emails – Build email list
Do you know you have a hidden email list on your website? Explore the email address list that you never aware of. Grow your email list by exporting visitors’ email addresses from existing comments on your website.
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Export Comment Author Emails shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Rankings
Where Export Comment Author Emails stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comment author | >100 |
| comments | >100 |
| email list building | >100 |
| Email Marketing | >100 |
| export | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Export Comment Author Emails
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Do you know you have a hidden email list on your website? Explore the email address list that you never aware of. Grow your email list by exporting visitors’ email addresses from existing comments on your website.
Using Export Comment Author Emails plugin you can create and export email list from existing comments on your website. Export comment author’s name, email address and website url in CSV or plain text format. Some comments are marked as spam. This plugin will not take email address from spam comments. You can choose which fields you want to export. By default, it will export emails as Comma-Separated CSV file. You can choose the separator text. This is a very helpful plugin for email list building. You can import this exported file into any Email Marketing Services like MailChimp, GetResponse, AWeber, MailPoet, Drip, Hubspot, Marketo, ConvertKit, Infusionsoft, ConstantContact, MailerLite, CampaignMonitor, ActiveCampaign, Emma, Pardot, iContact, TotalSend, Customer.io , FeedBlitz etc.
FEATURES
- Short list – See a shot list of email address you can export**
- Count – See total count of email address or author’s other data you can export.
- Fields to export – Choose which fields of comment authors you want to export. There are three fields Name, Email address and Website url.
- File type – Select type of the export file.
- Delimiter – Set delimiter text. Fields will be separated by this text. Default is comma (,)
- Header Row – Include header row. First row will be the name of fields.
How To Use Export Comment Author Emails
Install and activate this plugin. You will see a submenu item ‘Export Comment Author Emails’ under the Tools Menu. Open that plugin page. Change any option if you need. Click Download button.
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Installation
Modern Way:
- Go to the WordPress Dashboard “Export Comment Author Emails” section.
- Search For “Export Comment Author Emails”.
- Install, then Activate it.
Old Way:
- Upload the
export-comment-author-emailsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Changelog
Initial release
1.0.0 – February 13, 2019
- Initial release
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Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Export Comment Author Emails free?
Yes. Export Comment Author Emails is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Export Comment Author Emails safe to use in 2026?
Export Comment Author Emails shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Export Comment Author Emails?
Export Comment Author Emails is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,487 times since it launched in February 2019. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Export Comment Author Emails work with WordPress 7.1?
Export Comment Author Emails is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.30, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Export Comment Author Emails last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on February 15, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Export Comment Author Emails?
Export Comment Author Emails is developed and maintained by Md Jahidul Islam.
What are the best alternatives to Export Comment Author Emails?
The most popular alternatives to Export Comment Author Emails are Hide Comment Author Link (1K+ installs), Remove links from comments (200+ installs) and Admin Commenters Comments C… (100+ installs).
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