WordPress plugin comparison
Block Spammers vs Disable Comments
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 30+ for Block Spammers.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 19,396 times, Block Spammers about 2.
- Block Spammers has no reviews yet.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Oct 25, 2018 for Block Spammers.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Block Spammers.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Block Spammers.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Block Spammers |  Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,373 | #38 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44 | 826.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(281) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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