WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Comment Validation vs Comments
Advanced Comment Validation
by Abhishek.shukla
50+ installs5.0
Comments
by AdvancedCoding
60K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Comments has more active installs: 60K+, against 50+ for Advanced Comment Validation.
- On a typical day, Comments is downloaded about 1,658 times, Advanced Comment Validation about 4.
- Advanced Comment Validation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 581 reviews.
- Comments was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 28, 2016 for Advanced Comment Validation.
- Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Advanced Comment Validation.
- Advanced Comment Validation has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Comments.
Line by line
Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Comment Validation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,948 | #639 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 60 | 58.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(581) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 75% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.53 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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