Description
Comment and User Cleanup – By Sedat Telli is a security and maintenance plugin designed to simplify WordPress administration.
Features
- Bulk Comment Management – Filter spam, approved or pending comments and bulk delete them.
- Bulk User Management – List unwanted users and delete them with one click.
- Automatic IP Banning – IP addresses of deleted comments or users are automatically added to the blacklist.
- Blacklist Management – Manually add or remove IP addresses from the blacklist.
- Comment Blocking – New comment attempts from banned IPs are blocked instantly.
- Registration Blocking – New account creation from banned IPs is prevented.
- Real-time Status Indicator – Each row in the comment list shows whether the IP is banned.
- Multi-language Support – English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian.
Security
All form actions are protected with WordPress nonces. Database queries use $wpdb->prepare() to prevent SQL injection. All output is sanitized with esc_html() and esc_attr().
Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP file.
- In your WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin.
- Select the ZIP file, upload it and click Activate.
- Use the Comment and User Cleanup menu item in the left sidebar.
Alternatively:
- Upload the plugin folder to
wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin panel.
FAQ
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How does IP banning work?
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When a comment or user is deleted, their IP address is automatically added to the blacklist in the database. New comment and registration attempts from that IP are blocked.
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Can I add IPs manually?
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Yes. Go to the Blacklist page and enter an IP address with an optional reason to add it manually. You can also remove banned IPs from the same page.
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Can an Administrator account be deleted?
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No. The account with ID 1 and the currently logged-in account can never be deleted.
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Which IP formats are supported?
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Valid IPv4 (e.g. 185.234.218.110) and IPv6 addresses are supported. Local addresses (127.0.0.1, ::1) cannot be banned for security reasons.
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Does the plugin bulk-ban IPs from existing comments?
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No. Only the IP of a comment is added when you delete it. To bulk-ban existing IPs, select all comments on the Comments page and delete them.
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Is WordPress Multisite supported?
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The plugin has been tested on single-site installations only.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“Sedattelli – Bulk Delete Comments & Users with IP Ban” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.3
- Plugin renamed for WordPress.org compliance
- All database queries use
$wpdb->prepare()with proper escaping - Inline JavaScript replaced with
wp_add_inline_script() - All outputs properly escaped with
esc_html(),esc_attr(),absint() - Ban table now created automatically when plugin loads
- Fixed manual IP add form submit button
- User roles now display correctly
- Code refactored to meet WordPress security guidelines
2.2
- Initial public release
- Bulk comment and user deletion
- Automatic IP banning
- Blacklist management page