by Ajay 5 (2 reviews)

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

Name: Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Ajay

Auto-Close keeps your site clean by automatically closing comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks—so you can focus on content, not cleanup.

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks ranks #11,561 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #408 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Oct 8, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v3.2.1 Current Version v3.2.1

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 08 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#408 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs Downloads +240% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

200+

-28.8%

KW Avg Position

72.5

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Downloads

24.6K

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 73%

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2 reviews

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.2.1
Last Updated: Oct 08, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Ajay

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to manage commenting on older content. It automatically closes comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks on posts, pages, and custom post types to reduce spam and clutter, while also offering post revision cleanup.

Close comments on posts and pages
Close pingbacks and trackbacks
Schedule cron job for auto-close
Delete or limit post revisions
Exclude specific post IDs
Exclude by category, tag, or taxonomy
Reopen comments after post update
Email summary after cron run

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

Enter the post ID in the settings page under "Exclude posts".

Yes! Auto-Close works with posts, pages, attachments, and any registered custom post types.

Yes, you can delete all revisions or set a limit per post type from the settings page.

Following 3.2.0, Auto-Close moves to maintenance-only support: no new features are planned, but it continues to receive security, compatibility, and regression fixes. Your settings, scheduled jobs, and existing behavior are unaffected by this change.

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.