WordPress plugin comparison
HP Comment Form Validation vs Subscribe to Comments
HP Comment Form Validation
by Hitesh Prajapati
10+ installs
Subscribe to Comments
by Mark Jaquith
10K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for HP Comment Form Validation.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, HP Comment Form Validation about 2.
- HP Comment Form Validation has no reviews yet.
- Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for HP Comment Form Validation.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2021 for HP Comment Form Validation.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | HP Comment Form Validation | Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #36,476 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58 | 13.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 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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