WordPress plugin comparison

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks vs Subscribe to Comments

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

by Ajay

200+ installs5.0

Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks.
On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks about 15.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Subscribe to Comments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2008 for Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks.

Subscribe to Comments leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks	Subscribe to Comments
Popular rank	#11,549	#1,584
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	530	13.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.9(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.77
Last release	6 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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