WordPress plugin comparison

Comment form validation and Customization vs Subscribe to Comments

Comment form validation and Customization

by Chetan Vaghela

30+ installs

Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Comment form validation and Customization.
On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Comment form validation and Customization about 4.
Comment form validation and Customization has no reviews yet.
Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Jul 7, 2026 for Comment form validation and Customization.
Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Comment form validation and Customization.
Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2022 for Comment form validation and Customization.

Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment form validation and Customization	Subscribe to Comments
Popular rank	#24,292	#1,584
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	97	13.1K
Rating	No ratings	3.9(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.15	×0.77
Last release	4 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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