Cleanup: Comments scan (report / spam / delete)

Feature

Comments cleanup — Re-scores existing comments and lets you apply actions: Report-only, Move to Spam, or Delete.

How it works

The tool processes comments in batches to avoid shared-host issues. It can optionally skip logging (so cleanup doesn’t pollute live spam logs).

How to access / enable

  1. WP Admin → AegisSpamGuard → Cleanup
  2. Choose “Comments cleanup”
  3. Run Report-only first, then choose Move to Spam or Delete.

Recommended setting

Recommended: Move to Spam (safe default).

You can recover mistakes from Spam; deletion is permanent and should be used only after validation.

Why you need this

Admins need to remove existing spam to improve SEO, trust, and site usability.

Additional information