WordPress plugin comparison

Better WordPress Recent Comments vs Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

Better WordPress Recent Comments

by Khang Minh

500+ installs4.5

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

by QuantumCloud

8K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools has more active installs: 8K+, against 500+ for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is downloaded about 79 times, Better WordPress Recent Comments about 7.
Better WordPress Recent Comments is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.1 from 15 reviews.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
Better WordPress Recent Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools.

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better WordPress Recent Comments	Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools
Popular rank	#8,770	#2,334
Active installs	500+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	130	2.4K
Rating	4.5(15)	4.1(15)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.90
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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