WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Guardian vs Disable Comments
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 40+ for Comment Guardian.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 19,396 times, Comment Guardian about 2.
- Comment Guardian is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 281 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against May 30, 2022 for Comment Guardian.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Comment Guardian.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Comment Guardian.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Guardian |  Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,230 | #38 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 826.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(281) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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