Title: Content Censor Author: gwycon Published: February 27, 2009 Last modified: October 5, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-content-filter/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1442437) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-content-filter/assets/icon.svg?rev=1413167) # Content Censor By [gwycon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwycon/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-content-filter.3.2.3.zip) * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/#description) * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/#reviews) * [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/#installation) * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/) ## Description Content Censor replaces configured words when WordPress displays supported content. Your original posts, pages, and comments remain unchanged in the database, so authorised editors can continue to work with the source text. Use the settings page to: * define the words to filter; * choose whole-word or embedded matching; * select case-sensitive or case-insensitive matching; * choose a replacement character and masking style; * enable filtering for content, excerpts, titles, comments, author names, tags, and tag clouds; and * exclude selected post or page IDs. Content Censor is a presentation-layer filter. It does not replace appropriate permissions, moderation, reporting, or security controls. Upgrade to Content Censor Pro for batched site scanning, browser-title and BuddyPress filtering, custom hook support, automatic updates, and priority support: https:// wpgoplugins.com/plugins/content-censor/ ## Screenshots [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ ## Installation 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Open **Content Censor > Settings**. The Home page provides a quick start, documentation links, and a support summary; New Features lists recent changes. 3. Replace the example word list and choose the areas to filter. 4. Save the settings and review representative public content. When Pro is activated over the WordPress.org plugin, existing `pccf_options` settings are copied into the commercial settings record. The source record is left intact for rollback. ## FAQ ### Does the plugin edit my posts or comments? No. Filtering happens when supported content is displayed. Stored content is not rewritten. ### Can I prevent filtering on a specific page? Yes. Add the post or page ID to the comma-separated exclusion list. ### Why are one- and two-character entries ignored? Very short entries produce many accidental matches. Content Censor retains the historic minimum of three characters per configured word. ### Does it replace a moderation system? No. It is one display-layer control and should be combined with the moderation and security processes appropriate to the site. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Content Censor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ gwycon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwycon/) * [ David Gwyer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dgwyer/) * [ wpgoplugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpgoplugins/) [Translate “Content Censor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-content-filter) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-content-filter/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-content-filter/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-content-filter/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-content-filter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.2.3 * Added Home and New Features alongside Settings in the Content Censor menu. Existing Settings bookmarks redirect to the current Settings page. * Added confirmation before resetting settings and a copyable support summary that excludes saved rules, content, site addresses, and licence details. * Updated the quick-start screenshot to show the current filtering controls. * Pro: improved scanning of comment-heavy content with bounded comment batches and no duplicate matching posts in the results. * Pro: load bundled translations at the correct point in WordPress startup. #### 3.2.1 * Aligned the translation domain with the historic `wp-content-filter` directory slug. #### 3.2.0 * Unified the public 3.1.0 and Freemius Pro 1.0.0 upgrade paths. * Added a WordPress.org-compliant Freemius Free/Pro basename handoff. * Preserved commercial settings and migrated WordPress.org settings safely. * Restored Pro browser-title and custom-hook filtering. * Added Unicode-aware masking and robust literal regular-expression handling. * Replaced fragile HTML matching with WordPress HTML splitting. * Replaced the unbounded scanner with capability- and nonce-protected batches. * Restricted saved settings to supported controls and protected settings resets. #### 3.1.0 * Escaped and sanitized settings output in the WordPress.org plugin. #### 1.0.0 (Pro) * Moved commercial licensing and updates to Freemius. * Preserved the existing `content_censor_plugin_options` record. ## Meta * Version **3.2.3** * Last updated **16 hours ago** * Active installations **600+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/) * Tags * [censor](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/censor/)[content filter](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-filter/) [moderation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/moderation/)[profanity filter](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profanity-filter/) * [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-filter/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-content-filter/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ gwycon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gwycon/) * [ David Gwyer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dgwyer/) * [ wpgoplugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpgoplugins/) ## Support Got something to say? 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