Title: Bulk Delete Comments
Author: shahalomwordpress
Published: January 13, 2017
Last modified: May 12, 2025
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# Bulk Delete Comments
By [shahalomwordpress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shahalomwordpress/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bulk-delete-comments.2.4.zip)
* [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete-comments/#description)
* [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete-comments/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete-comments/#installation)
* [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete-comments/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-delete-comments/)
## Description
**Bulk Delete Comments** is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to help you efficiently
manage and clean up comments on your site. Whether you need to **delete all comments**
at once or target specific comment types like spam, unapproved, or trash, this plugin
provides an easy and effective solution.
**Key Features:**
* **Delete All Comments:** Remove all comments on your website in one click.
* **Delete Comments by Type:** Quickly delete spam, approved, unapproved, and trash
comments.
* **Delete Comments by Post:** Choose a specific post and remove all associated
comments.
* **Delete Unapproved Comments by Category:** Clean up unapproved comments within
specific categories.
* **Hide Comments Globally:** Disable or hide all comments site-wide without deleting
them.
This plugin is perfect for bloggers, website owners, and administrators who want
to keep their comment section clean and organized.
**Plugin Options Location:**
You can find all plugin options in your **WordPress
Dashboard** under: **Settings Bulk Delete Comments**
**How It Works:**
1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Go to **Settings Bulk Delete Comments** in your WordPress dashboard.
3. Select the action you want to perform: **delete all comments**, clean by type,
or target posts/categories.
4. Click the “Delete” button, and the plugin will clean up your comments instantly.
## Screenshots
* [[
* screenshot-1.png
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/bulk-delete-comments` directory,
or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
3. Navigate to **Settings Bulk Delete Comments** in your WordPress dashboard.
4. Use the options to bulk delete comments or filter them by type, post, or category.
## FAQ
### Where can I find the plugin options?
You can access the plugin options from your WordPress Dashboard under **Settings
Bulk Delete Comments**.
### Will this plugin permanently delete comments?
Yes, once comments are deleted, they cannot be restored. Be sure to back up your
database if needed.
### Can I delete comments only from a specific post?
Yes, you can target specific posts and delete all comments associated with them.
### Is it possible to hide comments without deleting them?
Yes, the plugin includes an option to globally hide comments across your site without
removing them.
### Does this plugin delete spam comments?
Yes, you can choose to delete spam comments specifically.
### Does this plugin back up comments in any other table?
No, it does not.
## Reviews
### [Plugin working great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-working-great-3/)
[balwinderdev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/balwinderdev/) December 17, 2024
Plugin working really awesome.
### [This plugin seems to be shady](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-seems-to-be-shady/)
[hemsidor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hemsidor/) December 21, 2022 1 reply
This plugin might be hacked or it is shady on way or another because it have started
to slow down wordpress when including a an inclusion of javascript located at: alishahalom.
com function dac_footer_handler() { echo ‘’; }
### [Very Good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-4460/)
[quyle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/quyle/) January 20, 2020
simple and easy to use! Thanks and have a nice day!
### [Workes perfectly!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/workes-perfectly/)
[designity](https://profiles.wordpress.org/designity/) January 4, 2020
Thanks!
### [Does what it says](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-853/)
[nicoter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicoter/) November 12, 2019
Thanks
### [Thank you so much!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-so-much-107/)
[ronanthony47](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ronanthony47/) November 11, 2019
One of my web sites was always getting cluttered with weird spam like they were
talking to each other through my comments section and adding tons of links. I tried
many different things to erase the crap. Eventually, I had 3300+. This wiped them
out! Clean slate!
[ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-delete-comments/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Bulk Delete Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ shahalomwordpress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shahalomwordpress/)
[Translate “Bulk Delete Comments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bulk-delete-comments)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-delete-comments/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bulk-delete-comments/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-delete-comments/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-delete-comments/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 2.3
* Moved Plugin options from the main sidebar to inside **WordPress Dashboard Settings
Bulk Delete Comments**.
#### 2.2
* Fixed Errors and Warnings. Ensure your plugin is up to date for the best performance
and stability.
#### 2.1
* Changed the admin page style.
* Updated the confirmation box message on the admin page.
#### 1.4
* Option to disable the comment box and hide the comments on the frontend.
* Optimized the comments count functionality.
#### 1.3
* Code optimization and fixed comments count issues.
#### 1.2
* Added a count display for comments to be deleted.
* Improved interface and added a delete confirmation dialog.
#### 1.1
* Improved interface compared to the previous version.
#### 1.0
* Initial version to delete comments based on their status (e.g., Trash, Unapproved).
## Meta
* Version **2.4**
* Last updated **11 months ago**
* Active installations **5,000+**
* WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.8.5**
* Language
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## Ratings
4 out of 5 stars.
* [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-delete-comments/reviews/?filter=5)
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* [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-delete-comments/reviews/?filter=1)
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## Contributors
* [ shahalomwordpress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shahalomwordpress/)
## Support
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[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-delete-comments/)
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