WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools vs Comment Validation

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

by QuantumCloud

8K+ installs4.1

Comment Validation

by joern.zaefferer

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools has more active installs: 8K+, against 700+ for Comment Validation.
On a typical day, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is downloaded about 79 times, Comment Validation about 10.
Comment Validation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 15 reviews.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Apr 25, 2010 for Comment Validation.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Comment Validation.
Comment Validation has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools.

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools	Comment Validation
Popular rank	#2,334	#7,754
Active installs	8K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	213
Rating	4.1(15)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.9.2
Search multiplier	×0.90	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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