WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Expirator vs Disable Comments
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Comment Expirator.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Comment Expirator about 1.
- Comment Expirator is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 282 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Jan 12, 2015 for Comment Expirator.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Comment Expirator.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Comment Expirator.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Expirator |  Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,014 | #38 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 837.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(282) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 11 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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