WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools vs Simple Comment Quicktags

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

by QuantumCloud

8K+ installs4.1

Simple Comment Quicktags

by Marc Tönsing

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools has more active installs: 8K+, against 60+ for Simple Comment Quicktags.
On a typical day, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is downloaded about 79 times, Simple Comment Quicktags about 5.
Simple Comment Quicktags is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.1 from 15 reviews.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against May 17, 2026 for Simple Comment Quicktags.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Comment Quicktags.
Simple Comment Quicktags has been around longer: since 2010, 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	Simple Comment Quicktags
Popular rank	#2,334	#19,619
Active installs	8K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	119
Rating	4.1(15)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.90	×0.34
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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