Comment Experience by Progress Planner
Make comments management easier by applying the simple hacks Joost has gathered over the years.
Use with caution
Comment Experience by Progress… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 3.5/5 and was last updated 11 months ago, and scores 48/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (500+ active installs)
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Comment Experience by Progr… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comments | >100 |
| emails | >100 |
| spam | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 from 13 reviews
About Comment Experience by Progress Planner
From the official readme · v2.1.6Description
Make comments management easier by applying the simple hacks Joost has gathered over the years.
This plugin adds some small hacks around core WordPress comments to make them more bearable:
- Cleaner comment notification emails.
- The option to enforce a comment policy: just create a comment policy page, toggle the option on and select it, and
commenters will have to accept your comment policy before being able to comment. - The option to forward comments to an email address (for instance for your support team) and then trash them.
- The option to disallow comments below and above a certain length.
- The option to redirect first time commenters to a “thank you” page.
- An input field on the comment edit screen to change the comment parent ID.
- Links in the admin comments section to email individual commenters.
- A button in the WP toolbar to email all the commenters on a post.
- Adds a comment routing option. This adds a dropdown in a post’s discussion settings, allowing the routing of comment emails to another user.
See the screenshots to get an even better idea of the plugins’ functionality.
Have you found an issue?
If you have bugs to report, please go to the plugin’s GitHub repository. For security issues, please use our vulnerability disclosure program, which is managed by PatchStack. They will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and, of course, notify us.
Installation
Install through your backend
- Search for “comment hacks”, click install.
- You’re done.
Install manually
- Download and unzip the plugin.
- Upload the
comment-hacksdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Configure your settings on the Settings → Comment Experience screen.
Changelog
2.1.6
- Compatibility with Progress Planner v1.9
2.1.5
- Compatibility with Progress Planner v1.8
2.1.4
- Add compatibility with WordPress 6.8.
- Save proper values for Redirect page settings when no selection is made.
- Run upgrade routine only when plugin version is increased
- Migrate PHPUnit XML schema
- Compatibility with Progress Planner v1.4
2.1.3
- Add necessary compatibility to Progress Planner integration for the upcoming WordPress 6.8.
2.1.2
- Rename the plugin from “Comment Hacks” to “Comment Experience”.
- Bring up to date with changes in Progress Planner
2.1.1
- Don’t enqueue the remove URL script on the frontend for logged out users or users without the
edit_postscapability.
For developers
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Comment Experience by Progress Plan…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Comment Experience by Progress… free?
Yes. Comment Experience by Progress… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Comment Experience by Progress… safe to use in 2026?
Comment Experience by Progress… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 3.5/5 and was last updated 11 months ago, and scores 48/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Comment Experience by Progress…?
Comment Experience by Progress… is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 71,448 times since it launched in June 2015. It was downloaded 250 times in the last 30 days.
Does Comment Experience by Progress… work with WordPress 7.1?
Comment Experience by Progress… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.10, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Comment Experience by Progress… need?
Comment Experience by Progress… requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Comment Experience by Progress… last updated?
The latest version, 2.1.6, was released on November 10, 2025 (11 months ago).
Who makes Comment Experience by Progress…?
Comment Experience by Progress… is developed and maintained by Progress Planner.
What are the best alternatives to Comment Experience by Progress…?
The most popular alternatives to Comment Experience by Progress… are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs), Disable Comments (1M+ installs) and Antispam Bee (700K+ installs).
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