WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Comment Form vs Comments
At a glance
- Advanced Comment Form has more active installs: 4K+, against 400+ for Comments.
- On a typical day, Comments is downloaded about 26 times, Advanced Comment Form about 20.
- Advanced Comment Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 4.7 from 30 reviews.
- Comments was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Jun 6, 2024 for Advanced Comment Form.
- Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Advanced Comment Form.
- Advanced Comment Form has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Comments.
Line by line
Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Comment Form |  Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,506 | #9,337 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 491 | 763 |
| Rating | 5.0(19) | 4.7(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.11 | ×0.52 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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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