WordPress plugin comparison

Better WordPress Recent Comments vs Disable Comments

Better WordPress Recent Comments

by Khang Minh

500+ installs4.5

Disable Comments

by rbplugins

100K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, Better WordPress Recent Comments about 7.
Better WordPress Recent Comments is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.8 from 25 reviews.
Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
Disable Comments 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 2017 for Disable Comments.

Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better WordPress Recent Comments	Disable Comments
Popular rank	#8,786	#391
Active installs	500+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	126	51.8K
Rating	4.5(15)	3.8(25)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.33
Last release	9 years ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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