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A WordPress plugin to quickly delete all pending comments
https://github.com/sudar/delete-pending-comments

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A WordPress plugin to quickly delete all pending comments

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# Delete Pending Comments #
**Contributors:** sudar
**Tags:** comments, spam, pending, delete, mass delete comments
**Requires PHP:** 5.3
**Requires at least:** 2.7
**Tested up to:** 5.5
**Stable tag:** 1.0.0

A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks.

## Description ##
This plugin is a quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. It's useful for victims of spammer attacks.

After installing the plugin go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments and follow the instructions to delete all the pending comments.

## Credits ##

This plugin was originally developed by [Nicolas Kuttler](http://www.nkuttler.de/) and he maintained it till June 24, 2020.

From June 24, 2020, [Sudar Muthu](https://sudarmuthu.com) took over the development and maintenance of the plugin.

## Installation ##
### From WordPress Admin
You can install the plugin directly from WordPress admin interface by going to Plugins -> Add New and then searching for 'Delete Pending Comments' plugin.

### Normal WordPress installations
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.

## Frequently Asked Questions ##

### How do I delete the pending comments?

Go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments and follow the instructions to delete all the pending or spam comments.

### Can the plugin also delete all spam comments?

Yes, the plugin can delete both pending and spam comments.

### Is there a way to retrieve the comments that were deleted?

No. There is no way to retrieve the comments that were deleted. So please take a backup if you need to restore the deleted comments.

## Screenshots ##

![](assets-wp-repo/screenshot-1.png)
Go to Comments -> Delete Pending Comments to see the list of pending comments.

![](assets-wp-repo/screenshot-2.png)
Type the text that is shown to confirm the deletion of all pending comments.

![](assets-wp-repo/screenshot-3.png)
The success message that is shown after the comments are deleted.

## Changelog ##
### 1.0.0 ###
* Added support for PHP 5.3 to 7.4
* Added support for WordPress versions upto 5.5
* Fixed deprecation messages and warnings
* Fixed a couple of UI issues
* Going forward this plugin will be maintained by Sudar Muthu

### 0.2.1.2 ###
* Documentation update and test against 3.5

### 0.2.1.1 ###
* Documentation update

### 0.2.1 ###
* Manipulate the database directly. Using WordPress functions was way too slow with 10k or more pending comments.
### 0.1.1.1 ###
* Fix version number...
### 0.1.1 ###
* Add icon by famfamfam to the Admin Drop Down Menu.
* Re-organize files
### 0.1.0 ###
* Improve I18N, styling, layout, readability, add info
### 0.0.3 ###
* More small fixes
### 0.0.2 ###
* Small fixes
### 0.0.1 ###
* Initial release