Comments Analytics – Dashboard & Commenter Profiles
CommentsWP transforms your WordPress comments section into a powerful analytics and insights hub. Instead of just collecting comments, it helps moderators and site owners analyze engagement, track trends, and discover their most active commenters — all in one beautiful dashboard.
💡 Why Use CommentsWP
CommentsWP aggregates data already stored in your WordPress database and presents it in clear, actionable widgets and tables. You’ll gain a new understanding of how your readers engage and how comment activity evolves over time.
Key benefits: – Instantly see comment statistics and engagement patterns – Identify your top commenters and active discussions – Detect anomalies and potential manual spam attempts – Compare posts with and without comments – Analyze response speed and comment types – Get meaningful, visual insights without complex setup
🧭 Dashboard Overview
Comments Card Widgets
Quickly access aggregated data from your WordPress comments database. Each card displays a specific metric:
- 4 default comment statuses: Approved, Pending, Spam, Trashed
- Average Time To First Comment (e.g., 1m 3d 8h 35min 18s)
- Fastest Time To First Comment (e.g., 1d 20h 38min 53s)
- Posts with vs. without comments (totals and percentages)
- Logged-in vs. Guest comments
- Top-level vs. Threaded replies
- Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Each card links to detailed documentation on the CommentsWP website.
📊 Table Widgets
Not all useful data fits into a single number. That’s why CommentsWP also provides data table widgets.
Total by User
See how many comments were left by your most prolific commenters. Group users by email or IP address to spot patterns: – Same person using different names or IPs – Different people using the same email
Anomalies Table
Identify „manual spammers“ or hyper-active users who leave large volumes of comments, possibly using multiple emails or IP addresses.
Total by Time Period
Track how comment activity changes over time — by year, month, or week. Quickly detect engagement trends across your site’s history.
👥 Commenter Profiles
The Profiles page lists all comment authors along with: – Total number of comments – Date of first and last comment – Known names and aliases
This feature gives you a clear view of your active audience. Future versions will include more behavioral insights and interaction data.
⚙️ How CommentsWP Works
CommentsWP runs all analytics server-side and caches results automatically. Complex SQL queries are executed only when new comments are added, updated, or deleted — ensuring fast performance and minimal load on your database.
Data is calculated and displayed only in the WordPress admin area, on the Comments → Dashboard page. It does not affect your site’s frontend or your visitors‘ browsing experience.
🔐 Access Control
Only logged-in users with the moderate_comments capability can access the CommentsWP Dashboard.
By default, this includes Administrators and Editors.
🌍 Translation & Compatibility
CommentsWP is translation-ready and uses the commentswp text domain.
It works seamlessly with Loco Translate, WPML, and most caching or performance plugins.
🧠 How To Use CommentsWP
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Navigate to Comments → Dashboard in your WordPress admin.
- Review your analytics cards for quick insights.
- Explore the Profiles page to learn more about your commenters.
- Use the comment type filter (comments, pingbacks, trackbacks) to refine your view.
- Visit the documentation for detailed explanations of each card.
🧩 Troubleshooting
Dashboard shows old data → The plugin caches results. Add or update a comment to refresh all stats automatically.
Performance concerns on large sites → CommentsWP runs heavy queries only when cache refreshes, not on every page load.
No data in tables → Ensure your site has approved comments. Some widgets only display data for approved entries.
Can I export this data? → Not yet, but export tools will be implemented in future versions if enough users request them.