WordPress plugin comparison
Block Comment Spam Bots vs Disable Comments
Block Comment Spam Bots
by Rick Hellewell
800+ installs5.0
Disable Comments
by WPDeveloper
1M+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 800+ for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Block Comment Spam Bots about 9.
- Block Comment Spam Bots is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 282 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Apr 10, 2024 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Block Comment Spam Bots | Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,397 | #38 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 201 | 837.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.7(282) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.0 |
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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