WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments vs Disable Comments

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments

by isabel104

1K+ installs4.9

Disable Comments

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.7

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Lightweight Subscribe To Comments about 12.
Lightweight Subscribe To Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.7 from 282 reviews.
Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Aug 30, 2024 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.

Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Subscribe To Comments	Disable Comments
Popular rank	#6,322	#38
Active installs	1K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	366	837.3K
Rating	4.9(25)	4.7(282)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.11	×1.82
Last release	2 years ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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