Privacy Toolkit closes a gap WordPress leaves open by default: the IP address of every comment author is stored in full.
New comments are anonymized immediately, before they are stored: for IPv4 the last part of the address is removed (203.0.113.42 becomes 203.0.113.0), for IPv6 everything after the first 48 bits.
Existing comments are migrated in the background, or immediately via a button.
A suggested privacy-policy text block, generated from which 360 plugins are actually active on this site — a starting point, not legal advice.
Free vs. Pro
The free version anonymizes comment IPs and generates the policy text.
Privacy Toolkit Pro adds:
Configurable automatic deletion of old spam/trash comments (never affects approved comments).
A consolidated, read-only overview of WordPress’ own data export/erasure requests, with direct links to process them.
Settings export/import as JSON, for agencies setting up several sites identically.
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