WordPress plugin comparison

Comment form validation and Customization vs Disable Comments

Comment form validation and Customization

by Chetan Vaghela

30+ installs

Disable Comments

by wordpresssimpletools

9K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 9K+, against 30+ for Comment form validation and Customization.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17 times, Comment form validation and Customization about 4.
Comment form validation and Customization has no reviews yet.
Comment form validation and Customization was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Apr 14, 2021 for Disable Comments.
Comment form validation and Customization is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.7.21 for Disable Comments.
Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Comment form validation and Customization.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment form validation and Customization	Disable Comments
Popular rank	#24,292	#2,263
Active installs	30+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	97	504
Rating	No ratings	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.15	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.0.0

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