WordPress plugin comparison

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks vs Disable Comments

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

by Ajay

200+ installs5.0

Disable Comments

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.7

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 200+ for Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 19,396 times, Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks about 14.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 282 reviews.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 25, 2026 for Disable Comments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Disable Comments.

Disable Comments leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks	Disable Comments
Popular rank	#11,515	#38
Active installs	200+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	511	822.4K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(282)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.82
Last release	6 days ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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