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 #8,301 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #393 of 4,265 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Oct 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4
v3.2.3 Current Version v3.2.3
Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 05 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 20 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#393 of 4,265 in SEO & Marketing Top 25% by installs Downloads -39.8% this week Actively maintained
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Downloads
63.5K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5 (4 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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Overall 90%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months 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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