Content Censor
by gwycon 4.5 (4 reviews)

Content Censor

Filter configured words from selected public-facing parts of a WordPress site without changing the stored source content.

Content Censor ranks #8,620 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #409 of 3,745 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v3.2.1 Current Version v3.2.1
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 11 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#409 of 3,745 in SEO & Marketing Top 25% by installs Downloads -41.6% this week
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Active Installs
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Downloads
47.4K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5
4 reviews
Overall 90%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Content Filter – Censor All Offensive Content From Your Site [wp-content-filter] < 3.1.0 (closed)

    CVE-2023-23883 · Fixed in v3.1.0

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to control offensive or unwanted content appearing on their site. It censors profanity, swearing, and abusive language across posts, comments, tags, and related widgets by filtering user-specified keywords.

  • Keyword-based content filtering
  • Strict/non-strict filtering modes
  • Censors posts and post titles
  • Censors comments and comment authors
  • Filters tags and tag cloud
  • Recent posts/comments widget filtering
  • Case sensitive or insensitive matching
  • Multiple wildcard replacement styles

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Content Censor

No. Filtering happens when supported content is displayed. Stored content is not rewritten.
Yes. Add the post or page ID to the comma-separated exclusion list.
Very short entries produce many accidental matches. Content Censor retains the historic minimum of three characters per configured word.
No. It is one display-layer control and should be combined with the moderation and security processes appropriate to the site.

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